Lupu (surname)
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:
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
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 , 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: Llop , Llopis , 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
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