Meaning and Origin
What does the name Lucifer mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Lucifer
User Submitted Origins
Latin
70%
English
21%
Jewish
2%
Hebrew
2%
French
2%
Arabic
2%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Connecticut, U.S. says the name Lucifer means "Light Bringer, Morning Star, Venus" and is of Latin origin.
- A submission from Pakistan says the name Lucifer means "Son of Morning, Morning Star, The light bringer".
- According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Lucifer means "Lord of light, Venus, Wind, morning star, masculine form of Aphrodite/Hermes, Watcher of the East".
- A submission from Canada says the name Lucifer means "The Sun. The Morning Star. God. Angel of love and light and truth" and is of Latin origin.
- A submission from Michigan, U.S. says the name Lucifer means "Morning star or light bringing" and is of Latin origin.
- 2 people from California, U.S. agree the name Lucifer is of Hebrew origin and means "Light Bringer".
- According to a user from Australia, the name Lucifer is of Latin origin and means "Bringer of light".
- According to a user from New Jersey, U.S., the name Lucifer means "Light bearer or Light bringer".
- A submission from Illinois, U.S. says the name Lucifer means "Star of morning" and is of Latin origin.
- According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Lucifer is of Latin origin and means "Morning Star".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Lu"ci*fer
Senses
- The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon."How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the nations!" [Is. xiv. 12.]"Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan; in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since been applied to Satan." [Kitto.]
- Hence, Satan."How wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! . . . When he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again." [Shak.]
- A match{1} made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called also lucifer match, and locofoco, now most commonly referred to as a friction match. See Locofoco.
- [Zoöl] A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea, having a slender body and long appendages.
Etymology: L., bringing light, (n.), the morning star, fr. lux lucis, light + ferre to bring
Other Dictionary Sources
- Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction ("as long you've a lucifer to light your fag")
- A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
- (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Wiktionary
From Middle English Lucifer, from Latin Lūcifer, from lūx (“light”) + ferō (“bear, carry”). Attested in Old English as Lūcifer. Replaced native calque lēohtberend (“lightbearer”) also from the same Latin source.
- (literary) The planet Venus as the daystar.
- Synonym: Phosphorus
- Antonym: Vesper
- (biblical) The King of Babylon who named himself after the planet Venus as mentioned in the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12.
- A name applied to Satan by mistake by misinterpreting Isaiah 14:12.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satan
- A name applied to Satan by mistake by misinterpreting Isaiah 14:12.
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