What does Lutz mean in English?

skating a jump
lutz in British English (luːts ) noun. skating. a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, makes one, two, or three turns in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate. Word origin.

What is Lutz in German?

German: from a short form or pet form of Ludwig. South German (Lütz): from a short form of a name Luizo, Liuzo, derived from a Germanic name formed with liut- ‘people’ as the first element. French: habitational name from Lutz-en-Dunois in Eure-et-Loir. This is a common name in PA and OH.

What name is Lutz?

The name Lutz is primarily a gender-neutral name of German origin that means Famous Battle. Diminutive of the name Ludwig.

How common is the last name Lutz?

Lutz Surname Distribution Map

Which is the best definition of a Lutz?

Definition of lutz : a backward figure-skating jump with a takeoff from the outside edge of one skate followed by a full turn in the air and a landing on the outside edge of the other skate Examples of lutz in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web Their secret weapon is side-by-side triple lutzes, the hardest side-by-side jump in the event.

What does Lutz stand for in Figure Skating?

also lutz (lŭts) n. A jump in figure skating in which the skater takes off from the back outer edge of one skate and makes one full rotation before landing on the back outer edge of the other skate. [After Alois Lutz (1898-1918), Austrian figure skater.]

Where does the last name Lutz come from?

Early Origins of the Lutz family. The surname Lutz was first found in Pomerania. Here, members of the “Luettich” family became quite prosperous.

How long is the history of the Lutz family?

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lutz research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1773, 1794, 1806, 1817, and 1881 are included under the topic Early Lutz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.