Loup
m.
Middle French loup from Old Provençal lop from Latin lupus 'wolf'.
The name of three early saints.
Some forms still show influence of Old French leu, lou.
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1349 Lupus (nom) chlumecky 105
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1138x62 Lupus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 75
- Middle French
- ● 1392 Loup MemBret-II col. 600
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1211 Lupus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 6;
1217 Lopus (nom) ibid. no. 21;
1228 Lupi (gen) ibid. no. 14
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1145 Lopez (gen) AnnOPraem-2 col. ccccxxvi;
1276 lupi (gen) CDGH XLVI
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Lope valencia1510 3261
- Spanish
- ● 1496 Lope olite1496 p.189
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Loup". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Loup.