Lupescu is a
surname
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of
Romanian
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*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 ...
origin, derived from the Romanian word ''lup'' ("
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 ...
"), from
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'' ("wolf"). Its
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 ...
equivalent is ''
Lupo'', its
French
French may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
equivalent is ''
Loup'', its
Catalan equivalent is ''
Llopis Llopis is a Catalan surname; a variant of the Spanish patronymic, Lopez. Notable people with the surname include:
* Albert Ferrer Llopis, Spanish retired footballer
* Carlos Llopis (1913–1970), Spanish dramatist
* Diego Llopis (1929–2013), Spa ...
'', its
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
...
equivalent is ''
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' ...
'', and its
Portuguese equivalent is ''
Lopes''.
The name may refer to:
*
Magda Lupescu
Magda Lupescu (born Elena Lupescu; 3/15 September 1899 – 29 June 1977), later officially known as Princess Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was the mistress and later wife of King Carol II of Romania.
Early life and family
Many of the fa ...
(1895–1977), mistress of King Carol II
*
Ioan Lupescu (b. 1968), retired Romanian footballer
*
Jannick Lupescu
Jannick Lupescu (born 16 July 1993) is a Dutch tennis player.
Lupescu has a career high ATP singles ranking of 841 achieved on 1 November 2010. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 792 achieved on 14 November 2011. Lupescu has won o ...
(b. 1993), Dutch tennis player
*
Nicolae Lupescu
Nicolae Lupescu (17 December 1940 – 6 September 2017) was a Romanian football defender and manager.
Club career Early career
Nicolae Lupescu was born on 17 December 1940 in Bucharest, Romania. He started to play football at junior level in 1 ...
(1940–2017), retired Romanian footballer
*
Valya Dudycz Lupescu
Valya Dudycz Lupescu is a Ukrainian American writer of magic realism and speculative fiction.
Background and personal life
A second-generation Ukrainian American, Lupescu's writing reflects both her Ukrainian heritage and her American life ...
(b. 1974), Ukrainian-American writer
* Miss Lupescu, a character from Neil Gaiman's ''
The Graveyard Book
''The Graveyard Book'' is a young adult novel written by the English author Neil Gaiman, simultaneously published in the United Kingdom and in the United States in 2008. ''The Graveyard Book'' traces the story of the boy Nobody "Bod" Owens, wh ...
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Romanian-language surnames