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[purple-gaze.livejournal.com]

What do you think of the name Lux?
I heard of it in The Virgin Suicides, which admittedly isn't the best association.
I like that it sounds modern to me but at the same time love the classical meaning- "light" in Latin.

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[angelwifey.livejournal.com]

the meaning of it is lovely, but it sounds like a description of something to me, not a name.

[angelovernh.livejournal.com]

Lux is the name of a laundry soap - or one from the past, but still pretty well known as that.

[purple-gaze.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info. I hadn't heard of that, maybe it wasn't sold in the UK.

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

It's definitely sold in Argentina, my friend spent a semester there and brought me back two bars.

[ellycopter.livejournal.com]

it reminds me of soap.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Too short for a first name, good middle name though.
It's in teh same vein as Quinn for me, quirky, unusual & goes with most things.
I wouldnt have a problem with Alexandra, Alexa, Alexis etc shortened to Lux. (even though lex makes more sense, dont like it as much.)

[seren.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of soap too I'm afraid.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Soap, and vacuum cleaners (Nothing sucks like an Electrolux!)

I hated this name the first time I heard it, I still don't think it's that good, but am more neutral to it now. Lucy has the same meaning and origin.... or Lucia

[quiteoutofplace.livejournal.com]

Hahaha electrolux. I am so easily amused.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

The meaning is great, but it sounds too harsh for my tastes.

[depeche810.livejournal.com]

I don't really like it. I can picture kids being mean and saying "Lux sucks!" or worse.

[abandoneddream.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking about that the other day- the name Lux from the Virgin Suicides! I like it, personally.

[in-the-starlite.livejournal.com]

I swear I was just thinking about this name yesterday! I'm torn because I love it, but do we really need a little Lux Lauder running around? lol. It's definitely got middle name potential for me, though.

[maine-girl.livejournal.com]

I really dislike it. It reminds me of the work luxury. I find it ostentatious and pretentious. There is a posh restaurant in town named Lux.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

I really like it, but only as a nn. I'd use it as a nn for Lucy.

[pap3r-heart.livejournal.com]

I've also loved the name Lux ever since I read the book and saw the movie.
However, I don't think I'd ever use it because it rhymes with sucks.
I'd probably only use it as a middle name.

[pap3r-heart.livejournal.com]

*I've ALWAYS

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i love it. i've loved it for a long time..and i definitely plan on using it.

[bree019.livejournal.com]

I think it's a great nickname, but it isn't good for a full name. Someone posted a name recently in this community that "Lux" could be a nickname for. I forget what it was, though. (Sorry!)

[maude.livejournal.com]

I love it. I've never heard of the soap and I think Lux in the Virgin Suicides is a beautiful association. The way Eugenides writes just gives her an amazing beautiful otherwordly kind of association in my mind. Eleanor Lux is on my "definitely" list.

[purple-gaze.livejournal.com]

I love his writing too, I just meant it's not a happy association and I thought if I didn't say that someone else would :).

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I know someone whose daughter is named Lux. I never cared for the name before, but this kid is so adorable she makes me love the name.

[wake-tonight.livejournal.com]

Soap! You could use the name Lucy (which means light) and have Lux as a nickname maybe...

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

if you want it to be the latin word, you'd have to say "Lukes," and everyone else will just assumed it is pronounced "Lucks."

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

-d
can't brain today. i have the dumb.

[purple-gaze.livejournal.com]

It isn't pronounced exactly like the Latin word, it's derived from it, sorry I should've made that clearer.

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

I think it was also a plane, I did a Google Image search once and got lots of pictures of planes that said LUX.

But I LOVE it! I too first heard of it in The Virgin Suicides, so it does always make me feel bad to tell people that but it's still a beautiful name. I actually adopted it as my "French name" (I worked at a French camp for 6 years), so I pronounce it Loox, not Luhx.

But I like it both ways!