Meaning and Origin of: Luz

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Girl name origins & meanings:

Latin : Light
Spanish : Light

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Family name origins & meanings:

Spanish and Portuguese : religious byname from a title of the Virgin Mary, Spanish María de la Luz, Portuguese Maria da Luz ‘Mary of Light’ (from Latin lux, genitive lucis).
German : variant of Lutz.
Jewish (Israeli) : ornamental name from Hebrew luz ‘almond’, a translation of Mandel.