Luperca as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Luperca

What is the meaning of the name Luperca ?

The baby name Luperca is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced LOO-per-kah (English); Classical Latin: /ˈlu.per.ka/.

Luperca is Latin in Origin.

Luperca is a rare feminine name with Latin roots, built on the lup- “wolf” stem and linked to the Lupercal - the cave in Rome where, in legend, a she‑wolf nursed Romulus and Remus. In Spanish and some Italian retellings, Luperca is used as the proper name of that she‑wolf, so the name carries the meaning “she‑wolf” or “wolf-mother,” with overtones of protection, fertility, and the founding of Rome through the ancient festival of Lupercalia.

While not attested as a personal name in classical sources, Luperca has seen modern, occasional use in Romance‑speaking countries and by lovers of Roman myth worldwide. Related forms include Lupa (Latin “she‑wolf”), Lupercia (Spanish/Portuguese from Latin Lupercius), Lupercio/Lupercius (masculine), and the theonym Lupercus, a pastoral deity associated with Lupercalia. Variant spellings are rare; Luperca remains standard, with potential diminutives like Lupe or Perka.

⚙ Luperca barely registers. Across 1 country, we found just 1 recorded use of it.