Lux
Lux is a baby name of Latin origin, meaning Light.
What Lux means
Light.
Lux is short — 3 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Lux comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Lux is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Lux?
Lux is not in the current top 100 baby names we track. In practice that means a child called Lux is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Lux
We group Lux under light and brightness. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Light
Names like Lux
These share Lux's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Lucas — Bringer of light.
- Lucia — Light.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
- Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
- Lucius — Light.
- Lucy — Light.
- Clarity — Brightness; clear understanding.
- Flavia — Golden; fair-haired.
- Nora — Honour; light.
- Anh — Bright; hero; flower petal.
- Cahaya — Light.
- Chen — Morning, dawn.