Lope is an old given name of Basque, Gascon and Spanish origin, derived 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'', meaning "wolf". Lope may refer to: *Lope de Isásaga (1493–1515), Basque Spanish ''conquistador'' *

Lope de Aguirre Lope de Aguirre (; 8 November 1510 – 27 October 1561) was a Basque Spanish conquistador who was active in South America. Nicknamed ''El Loco'' ("the Madman"), he styled himself "Wrath of God." Aguirre is best known for his final expedition down ...

(1510s – 1561), Basque Spanish ''conquistador'' *

Lope de Vega Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio (; 25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Spanish Baroque literature, Baroque literature. In the literature of ...

(1562–1635), Spanish poet * Lope Martín, Spanish sailor * Lope Recio Loynaz (1860-1927), Cuban general * Lupo II of Gascony (died 778) * ''Lope'' (film), a 2010 film * Lope de Vega (horse), an Irish bred Thoroughbred racehorse * Lope language, a Loloish language of China * Lopé Department, Gabon * Lope, a type of canter and gallop in horseback riding

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