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
- Luz Blanchet, Mexican television presenter
- Luz Casal (born 1958), Spanish singer
- Luz Dary Castro (born 1978), Colombian shot putter and discus thrower
- Luz García (born 1977), Dominican Republic model
- Luz Elena González (born 1974), Mexican actress
- Luz Escamilla (born 1977), American politician
- Luz Jiménez (1897–1965), Mexican model, educator, and storyteller
- Luz Jiménez (actress) (born 1934), Chilean actress
- Luz Magsaysay (1914–2004), First Lady of the Philippines
- Luz Márquez (born 1935), Spanish actress
- Luz Pavon, Mexican model and fashion designer
- Luz Ramos, Mexican television and film actress
- Luz María Zetina (born 1973), Mexican actress
- Luz Maria Zornoza (born 1994), Peruvian badminton player
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
- Luz (cartoonist) (born 1972), pen name of French cartoonist Rénald Luzier
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See also
References
- Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Luz". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
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