Guadalupe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalupe; see there for more.

Proper noun

Guadalupe

  1. Any of several places in Iberia and the Americas, chiefly an island off Baja California.

Derived terms

Catalan

Proper noun

Guadalupe f

  1. Guadalupe

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalupe.

Proper noun

Guadalupe f

  1. Guadeloupe (an island and overseas department of France in the Caribbean)
  • guadalupenho

Spanish

Etymology

Epithet of Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron of Mexico, from the place name, Guadalupe, where the image is kept, which from Arabic وَادِي ال‎ (wādī l-, “valley of the”) + Latin lupum (“wolf”).

Proper noun

Guadalupe f

  1. A female given name.
  2. (rare) A male given name
  3. Guadeloupe (overseas department of France)
  4. Guadalupe (island off Baja California)

Usage notes

  • (male given name): Often when used as a family 'heirloom' name that is passed down to the first born whether they are male or female.

Derived terms

  • (female given name): Lupe; Lupita (diminutive form)
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