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

• Bella Luz
• Kitang 2 & Luz
• Luz Banzon
• Luz Village
• Villa Luz

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/ [ˈlu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/ [ˈlu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)ʃ/ [ˈlu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈluʃ/

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

• Luz (Minas Gerais) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• Luz (bairro de São Paulo) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluθ/ [ˈluθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈlus/ [ˈlus] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -us (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Luz

Proper noun

Luz f

1. a female given name