Luz

See also: Appendix:Variations of "luz"

English

Proper noun

Luz

  1. A female given name from Spanish.
    • 2012 April 17, Mary Alice Monroe, The Butterfly's Daughter, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 136:
      Her black eye made her face even paler as she mustered a weak smile. "Don't worry, I'll be okay. But could you do me a huge favor?" "Sure," Luz replied instantly. At that moment Luz would have done anything for her [] Luz held back her groan.
  2. A barangay of Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
  4. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  5. A neighborhood of Bom Retiro district, São Paulo, Brazil.

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Luz.

Proper noun

Luz

  1. a female given name from Spanish
  2. a barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Portuguese

Etymology

From luz (light).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Luz f

  1. a female given name
  2. a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
  3. a neighborhood of Bom Retiro district, São Paulo, Brazil

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

luz (light), shortened from María (de la) Luz, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Light".

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Luz f

  1. a female given name