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Lucero - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Lucero

[ 3 syll. lu-ce-ro, luc-ero ] The boy name Lucero is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is LuwCHEHRow KEY. Lucero is used chiefly in the Spanish language and its origin is Latin. The name's meaning is luminous. Derived from the element 'lux' which means light.

Lucero is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Lucero has in the past century been mostly given to girls.

Baby names that sound like Lucero include Lazare (French), Lazaro (Spanish), Liudger (German), Lazar (English, Russian, and Slavic), Lazer (Yiddish), Lázár (Hungarian), and Ludger (Dutch and German).

KEY: English pronunciation for Lucero: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"


 
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