Luz
name, noun
name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small bone in the human spinal column, believed in Muslim and Jewish traditions to be the indestructible bone from which the body will be rebuilt at the time of resurrection.
- 2 The almond tree
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Spanish.
"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.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew לוּז (luz, “almond”).
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.