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Lupu Pronunciation Romanian:
[ˈlupu] Language(s) Romanian Meaning "
Wolf " Region of origin
Romania Variant form(s) López (Spanish), Lopes (Portuguese), Lupo (Italian), Loup (French)
Lupu is a
surname of
Romanian origin, derived from the Romanian word lup ("
wolf "), from
Latin lupus ("wolf"). Its
Italian equivalent is
Lupo , its
French equivalent is
Loup , its
Spanish equivalent is
López , and its
Portuguese equivalent is
Lopes or Lopo.
The name may refer to:
Dan Lupu (born 1983), Romanian actor
Dănuţ Lupu (b. 1967), Romanian football midfielder
Dennis Lupu (born 2000), Romanian football player
Ion Lupu , Moldovan politician, former parliamentarian, member of the Alliance for European Integration and former Minister of Youth and Sports
Marian Lupu (born 1966), Moldovan politician
Mikaela Lupu (born 1995), Moldovan-born Portuguese actress
Nataliia Lupu (born 1987), Ukrainian athlete of Romanian descent
Nicolae Gh. Lupu (1884–1966), Romanian physician
Nicolae L. Lupu (1876–1947), Romanian politician and medical doctor
Petrache Lupu (1907-1994), shepherd from Maglavit commune
Radu Lupu (1945–2022), Romanian concert pianist
Robert Lupu (born 1982), Romanian futsal player
Ruxandra Lupu (1630–1686), Romanian princess
Sabin Dănuț Lupu (born 1993), Romanian professional footballer
Ştefăniţă Lupu (1641–1661), Moldavian Voivode between 1659 and 1661
Vasile Lupu (1595–1661), Moldavian Voivode between 1634 and 1653
Valeriu Lupu (born 1991), Romanian footballer
See also
Family names derived from the word "
wolf "
Celtic
Germanic
Rudolph ,
Ralph ,
Ludolf
Adolf North Germanic:
Lyall ,
Varg ,
Warg
Ulfsson
West Germanic:
De Wolf ,
De Wolfe ,
Love ,
Volf ,
Wolf ,
Wolfe ,
Wolff ,
Wölfli ,
Wölfflin ,
Wolfs ,
Woolf ,
Woolfe ,
Wulf ,
Wulff ,
Wulfson
Wolfowitz ,
Wolfsohn ,
Wolfson ,
Wolfram
Wolfermann
Romance
Latin:
Lupus
French:
Leleu ,
Leloup ,
Loup ,
Louvel ,
Lowell
Iberian:
Lobato ,
Lobo ,
Lopes ,
López
Italian:
Lovato ,
Lupo
Romanian:
Lupescu ,
Lupu ,
Lupul ,
Lupulescu
Slavic
East Slavic:
Biryuk ,
Biryukov ,
Volchek ,
Volchenkov ,
Volchkov ,
Volchok ,
Volk ,
Volkov (
Volkoff ,
Wolkoff ),
Volkovich ,
Vovchenko ,
Vovchok ,
Vovchynskyi ,
Vovk
South Slavic:
Vučević ,
Vučić ,
Vučko ,
Vučetić /
Vuchetich
Vučković ,
Vujić ,
Vukašinović ,
Vukasović ,
Vukčević ,
Vukić ,
Vukičević ,
Vukićević ,
Vuković /
Vukovich ,
Vuksanović
West Slavic:
Vlček ,
Vlk ,
Wilczek ,
Wilczyński ,
Wilk ,
Wolkowicz
Other