At a Glance: Name: Lugh – Meaning: disputed -- popularly 'light/shining', though the root meaning of Proto-Celtic *Lugus isn't settled – Origin: Irish (Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: LOO
Lugh is an Irish (Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus) boy's name meaning “disputed -- popularly 'light/shining', though the root meaning of Proto-Celtic *Lugus isn't settled”. It appears in 6 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Lugh
Meaning: Disputed -- popularly 'light/shining', though the root meaning of Proto-Celtic *Lugus isn't settled.
Origin: Irish (Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus).
A common claim: Lugh means 'light' or 'the shining one' Actually: This is a popular but unsettled claim -- Celtic linguists disagree on what the root *Lugus actually meant, with some proposing 'oath' instead of 'light'.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Lugh
Phonetic: LOO IPA: /luː/
Popularity of Lugh
Lugh doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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