Boy · Latin
Lope
Say it: LOH-peh
Meaning
From Latin lupus 'wolf'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in medieval Castile and Navarre and the source of the surname López.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Lope de Vega, Golden Age playwright
- Lope de Aguirre, conquistador
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Where this comes from
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
- Well-known works of literature
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