Lopo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lopo

What is the meaning of the name Lopo ?

The baby name Lopo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese: /ˈlɔpu/; Spanish: /ˈlopo/ — respelled LOH-po.

Lopo is Galician, Portuguese in Origin.

Lopo is the Portuguese and Galician form of a medieval Iberian name from Latin lupus “wolf.” Through Vulgar Latin and early Romance sound changes, lupus yielded Lope/Lopo; the same root appears in Italian Lupo and French Loup, and in Catalan Llop. The meaning retains the animal’s symbolism of courage, guardianship, and cleverness.

Documented since the 12th–16th centuries in Portugal, Lopo was borne by nobles, navigators, and cartographers of the Age of Discovery, including Lopo de Almeida (1st Count of Abrantes), Lopo Soares de Albergaria (Governor of Portuguese India), Lopo Gonçalves, and the mapmaker Lopo Homem. Usage waned in modern times, surviving most visibly in patronymic surnames: Portuguese Lopes and Spanish López (“son of Lope/Lopo”). Given-name variants include Spanish Lope, Galician/Portuguese Lopo, Italian Lupo, and French Loup; feminine or hypocoristic forms are rare. Today Lopo feels antique yet distinctive within Lusophone contexts.

⚙ Lopo is a rare name. Across 34 countries, we found 140 recorded uses of it.