Given name & surname · also Late Latin
Lope
“wolf”
Lope is a masculine given name from Basque, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Spanish.
Original LatinLupus
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Late Latin and Germanic naming traditions.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Lope developed from LUPUS.
Lope’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Lope shares an earlier linguistic root with Lobo. In Spanish usage, Lope has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form волк. In Spanish usage, Lope developed from the Latin form LUPUS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lope has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Lupusroot · Latin
- Wulfequivalent
- Ulfequivalent
- Lobodoublet · Spanish
- Llopequivalent
- Loupequivalent
- волкRussian
- Volkequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lope
- Lope de VegaSpanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)
- Lope de AguirreBasque Spanish conquistador1510–1561
- Lope de RuedaSpanish dramatist and actor1505–1566
- Lope García de CastroSpanish colonial administrator (1516-1576)
- Lope Díez de Armendáriz, 1st Marquess of CadreitaSpanish noble1575–1644
- Lope Díaz I de HaroLord of Biscay
- Lope Díaz III de HaroLord of Vizcaya1201–1288
- Lope Díaz II de HaroLord of Vizcaya1170–1236
- Lope K. SantosFilipino novelist (1879-1963)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lope, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lykke
“folk, people”
50% boys · 50% girls
Lesende
“fight”
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Lieb
“dear”
71% boys · 29% girls
Llull
Llull is a surname, probably from Medieval Latin, ultimately from Germanic. It is used in Catalan.
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Leitz
“tribe, people”
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Limmer
“people”
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Homme
“small valley”
50% boys · 50% girls
Leach
“doctor, physician”
56% boys · 44% girls