Meaning & Origin
Any of several places in Iberia and the Americas, chiefly an island off Baja California. A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. A town in San Vicente department, El Salvador.
Guadalupe is a girl's and boy's baby name of Arabic origin, from the Spanish place name combining the Arabic wadi (river) with the Latin lupus (wolf), meaning 'river of the wolf.' The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City — one of the most visited Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world — has made this a deeply sacred name across Latin America.
In the United States, Guadalupe is predominantly used by Mexican-American families, where it honors the Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico. The nickname Lupita — made internationally famous by actress Lupita Nyong'o — offers a warm, affectionate alternative.