Lupe as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lupe

What is the meaning of the name Lupe ?

The baby name Lupe is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: LOO-peh (/ˈlu.pe/); English: LOO-pee (/ˈluːpi/).

Lupe is Spanish in Origin.

Lupe is the Spanish short form of Guadalupe, a unisex name tied to the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Guadalupe itself comes from the Extremaduran river name, generally analyzed as Arabic wadi “river” + Latin lupus “wolf,” yielding “river/valley of the wolf.” A competing folk etymology from Nahuatl (Coātlaxōpēuh, “she who crushes the serpent”) explains the Mexican devotion but is linguistically disputed.

As a given name, Lupe functions for both women and men across the Spanish-speaking world; its popularity surged in Mexico after the 1531 apparition and spread widely in the Americas and the Philippines. In English-speaking contexts it is often feminine, though borne by men as well. Common variants and diminutives include the full Guadalupe, Lupita (fem.), Lupillo/Lupito (masc.), Lupi or Lu as affectionate forms, and Guada in Spain. Related wolf-names include Lope and Italian Lupo.