Meaning of name Luz

The name Luz has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Luz is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 582 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Luz fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 19 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 751 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Luz in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Luz is pronounced as loo-z

Luz originates from the Spanish language.
See other suggested Spanish girl baby names.

The following names are baby names related to Luz and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Luz: Boys - Damacio, Elian, Gonzalo, Nino, Girls - Alondra, Elmira, Esmeralda, Marianna, Both genders - Dolores, Lynn, Maria

Popular Variants for the name Luz: Lucha (Nickname), Luzelena, Luzetta, Luzette, Luzi (German), Luzian, Luziana, Luzianna, Luzija (Russian), Luzilla, Luzille (Spanish)

Common nicknames for the name Luz are: Lucha

We think the name Luz should fall under the following style category: Little Darlings.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Luz to be: A silent delicate creature who is calm and serene

In one word, you might describe Luz as a(n) "serene" person.

See other "serene" names for girls.