Lope

Lope is today hardly award Spanish male first name.

Origin and Meaning

Lope is the Spanish form of the Late Latin name Lupus, meaning " wolf ". Derived in patronymic form Lope is the frequently occurring Spanish surname López.

Bearers of the name

  • Lope de Aguirre (~ 1511-1561 ), Spanish conquistador
  • Lope Balaguer ( born 1925 ), Dominican singer
  • Lope de Barrientos (1382-1469), Spanish bishop and Inquisitor
  • Lope de Rueda (~ 1510-1565 ), Spanish dramatist
  • Lope de Ulloa y Lemos (~ 1572-1620 ), Spanish soldier and Governor of Chile
  • Lope de Vega (1562-1635), Spanish poet of the Golden Age
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