Luz (name)

Luz is a Portuguese and rarely Spanish feminine given name and surname, meaning light. The given name is shortened from Nossa Senhora Da Luz, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Light".[1]

People

Given name

Surname

  • Adriano Barbosa Miranda da Luz (born 1979), real name of Cape Verdean footballer Néné
  • Aída Luz (1917-2006), Argentine actress
  • Aluísio Francisco da Luz (born 1931), real name of Brazilian footballer Índio
  • Arturo R. Luz (born 1926), Filipino visual arts artist
  • Bernd Luz (born 1966), German visual arts artist
  • Carlos Coimbra da Luz (1894–1961), Brazilian politician
  • Chris Luz, mayor of Phoenix, Oregon.
  • Consuelo Luz, Chilean-Cuban singer of Sephardic, Mapuche and Basque origins
  • Diego Luz (born 1990), Uruguayan footballer
  • Dora Luz, Mexican Singer
  • Emerson da Luz (born 1982), Cape Verdean footballer
  • Franc Luz (born 1950), American actor
  • Hugo Luz (born 1982), Portuguese footballer
  • Jesus Luz (born 1987), Brazilian model and DJ
  • Joaquín De Luz (born 1976), Spanish ballet dancer
  • José Fágner Silva da Luz (born 1988), a.k.a. Fágner, Brazilian football player
  • José La Luz (born 1950), Spanish activist
  • Laura Luz (born 1967), Mexican stage and television actress
  • Luiz Luz (1909–1998), Brazilian footballer
  • Mark Luz (born 1988), Filipino model and actor
  • Melânia Luz (born 1928), Brazilian sprinter
  • Rafa Luz (born 1992), Brazilian basketball player
  • Rosa Luz Alegría (born 1949), Mexican physicist
  • Sandro Gomes da Luz (born 1973), Brazilian football player
  • Ulrich Luz (1938–2019), Swiss theologian

Mononym

gollark: 1/20th of my available time awake.
gollark: It's a 20th of my available waking time. It's something, and quite a lot.
gollark: I mean, actually, there might be sound decision-theoretic reasons for a hell, but I don't think those are generally brought up and may not really work well.
gollark: To maintain long-term productivity you *need* to get a reasonable amount of sleep.
gollark: No, I couldn't, because if I did not sleep I would... probably end up crashing my brain, effectively?

See also

References

  1. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Luz". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
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