Loup (name)

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Pronunciation French: [lu] Region of origin France		Meaning "Wolf" Language(s) of origin French
Related names Lupo (Italian), López (Spanish), Lopes (Portuguese), Lupu (Romanian)

Loup is a French surname and given name, which means "wolf" and is derived from the Latin "lupus". Variants in French include Leloup and Leleu. In other languages, the equivalent of Loup is Lupo in Italian, Lobo or López in Spanish, Lobo or Lopes in Portuguese, and Lupu or Lupescu in Romanian. The name Loup may refer to:

People

Aaron Loup (born 1987), American baseball player

Jean-Loup Baer (born 1936), French computer scientist

Jean-Loup Chrétien (born 1938), French air force general

Jean-Loup Felicioli (born 1960), French film maker

Jean-Loup Gailly (born 1956), French computer programmer

Jean-Loup Gervais (born 1936), French physicist

Jean-Loup Huret (born 1951), French scientist

Jean-Loup Passek (1936-2016), French film critic

Jean-Loup Philippe (born 1936), French actor

Jean-Loup Puget (born 1947), French astrophysicist

Jean-Loup Waldspurger (born 1953), French mathematician

Loup Verlet (born 1931), French physicist

Paul-Loup Chatin (born 1991), French racing driver

Paul-Loup Sulitzer (born 1946), French financier and writer

Pierre-Loup Bouquet (born 1987), French figure skater

Pierre-Loup Rajot (born 1958), French actor

References

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