Lupu (surname)

Not to be confused with Lupescu.

Lupu
Family name
Pronunciation	Romanian: [lupu]
Meaning	"Wolf"
Region of origin	Romania
Language(s) of origin	Romanian
Related names	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.

The name may refer to:

Dănuţ Lupu (1967–), Romanian football midfielder
Marian Lupu (1966–), Moldovan politician
Nicolae Gh. Lupu (1884 - 1966), Romanian physician
Nicolae L. Lupu (1876 – 1947), Romanian politician and medical doctor
Radu Lupu (1945–), Romanian concert pianist
Vasile Lupu (1595 – 1661), Moldavian Voivode between 1634 and 1653
Ştefăniţă Lupu (1641 – 1661), Moldavian Voivode between 1659 and 1661

Family and given names derived from the word "wolf"

Germanic	Volf, Ulf Wolfe, Wolf, Wolff, Wulf, Woolf, De Wolfe Wolfson, Wolfsohn Wolfowitz

Romance	Lupus Loup, Leloup Lobo López, Lopes Lupo Lupu, Lupul, Lupescu

Slavic	Wilk, Wilczek, Wilczyński Vlk Vuk, Vukić, Vuković, Vučić, Vujić (and numerous variants) Volkov, Volchenkov Vovk

Other	Farkas Kurt Otxoa Ze'ev/Zev

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