Loup is a
French surname and given name, which means "
wolf
The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...
" and is derived from the
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
"lupus".
Variants in French include Leloup and Leleu. In other languages, the equivalent of Loup is
Lupo in
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
,
Lobo or
López
López or Lopez is a surname of Spanish origin. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", ''Lope'' itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin ''lupus'', meaning "wolf". Its Portuguese and Galician equivalent is '' Lopes' ...
in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
, Lobo or
Lopes in
Portuguese, and
Lupu or
Lupescu in
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
. The name Loup may refer to:
People
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Aaron Loup
Aaron Christopher Loup (born December 19, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Tampa B ...
(born 1987), American baseball player
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Jean-Loup Baer (born 1936), French computer scientist
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Jean-Loup Chrétien
Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien (born 20 August 1938) is a French retired ''Général de Brigade'' (brigadier general) in the ''Armée de l'Air'' (French air force), and a former CNES spationaut. He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions ...
(born 1938), French air force general
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Jean-Loup Felicioli
Jean-Loup Felicioli (born 1960) is a French film maker. In January 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the movie '' A Cat in Paris''. He also directed '' Phantom Boy''.
Born in 1960 in Albertville, Felicioli studied at Schools of Fi ...
(born 1960), French film maker
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Jean-Loup Gailly (born 1956), French computer programmer
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Jean-Loup Gervais (1936–2020), French physicist
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Jean-Loup Huret
Jean Loup Huret (born 1951) is a French scientist and medical practitioner specialist in genetics, honorary associate professor of medical genetics of the French Universities, working on chromosome abnormalities.
Huret has discovered the first cas ...
(born 1951), French scientist
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Jean-Loup Passek (1936-2016), French film critic
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Jean-Loup Philippe
Jean-Loup Philippe (24 March 1934 – 3 February 2025) was a French actor, writer and director of film and theatre He is best known for his role in Jean Rollin's 1975 horror classic '' Lèvres de sang''. He collaborated with Rollin on several ...
(1934–2025), French actor
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Jean-Loup Puget (born 1947), French astrophysicist
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Jean-Loup Waldspurger
Jean-Loup Waldspurger (born 2 July 1953) is a French mathematician working on the Langlands program and related areas. He proved Waldspurger's theorem, the Waldspurger formula, and the local Gan–Gross–Prasad conjecture for orthogonal groups ...
(born 1953), French mathematician
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Loup Verlet (1931–2019), French physicist
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Marguerite Louppe (1902–1989), French painter
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Paul-Loup Chatin
Paul-Loup Chatin (born 19 October 1991) is a French professional Auto racing, racing driver. He has had notable successes within the LMP2 class, winning the European Le Mans Series in 2014 and 2019, as well as pole positions at the 2018 24 Hours o ...
(born 1991), French racing driver
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Paul-Loup Sulitzer
Paul Loup Karl Sulitzer (22 July 1946 – 6 February 2025) was a French financier and author. Before he turned seventeen, he was already a self-made millionaire. Sulitzer used his financial experience and knowledge in his books, which often relat ...
(1946–2025), French financier and writer
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Pierre-Loup Bouquet (born 1987), French figure skater
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Pierre-Loup Rajot
Pierre-Loup Rajot (born 9 February 1958) is a French stage, television and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is a 1985 César Award recipient for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1984 comedy film '' Souvenirs, S ...
(born 1958), French actor
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Surnames of French origin
French-language surnames
French masculine given names
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