Lumière is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lumière
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: A light was a candle in the middle ages, a lamp. The name has been given to a merchant of the vessels, or to the one who was responsible for illuminating a place (including a church). But it seems to be more of a place name, quite common in various parts of France as the Light. For example, in the region of origin of the Lumière brothers, we find the hamlet of Light in Pierreclos (71). The place name is also very common in Burgundy and Franche-Comté in the forms the luminaire, the light (light comes from the Latin luminaria). Its meaning is uncertain (recognizable with his lantern inn? Turn signals?). Light The surname is now rare: it is found in the Bordeaux region and especially in the Overseas Departments (Guadeloupe, Martinique).

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Lumière Namesakes

  • Mickaël Lumière, from 2017 drama flick Miracle Party, who characterized the N.
  • In 2019 comedy, horror film, Vampz!, Lilly Lumière played Simone Castillo.

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