Luz (name)

Luz is a Portuguese and 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".

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 Pozo Garza (1922–2020), Spanish poet
 * Luz Ramos, Mexican television and film actress
 * Luz María Zetina (born 1973), Mexican actress
 * Luz Maria Zornoza (born 1994), Peruvian badminton player
 * Luz Marina Zuluaga (1938-2015), Miss Universe 1958 from Colombia
 * Luz Mely Reyes (born 1967 or 1968), Venezuelan journalist, writer, and analyst

Nickname

 * Luz Long (1913–1943), German long jumper

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 (1931–2020), real name of Brazilian footballer Índio
 * Arturo R. Luz (1926–2021), Filipino visual arts artist
 * Jeff Luz (born 1984), Son of a Portuguese flooring specialist
 * Carlos Coimbra da Luz (1894–1961), Brazilian politician
 * 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 (1928–2016), 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

Fictional characters

 * Luz Noceda, protagonist of the 2020 American animated series The Owl House
 * Luz Benedict, older sister of "Bick" Benedict in Edna Ferber's 1952 novel and 1956 film Giant