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 Lope Martín (born ; Marooning, marooned 21 July 1566) was an Afro-Portuguese Maritime pilot, maritime pilot who successfully navigated across the Pacific Ocean east–west and then west–east, becoming the first to complete the return voyage ...

, Spanish sailor *

Lope Recio Loynaz Lope Recio Loynaz (Camagüey, August 23, 1860 - July 24, 1927) was a Cuban Division general and politician. He participated in the Cuban War of Independence and was Governor of Camagüey. Biography Recio started his military career in 1895 whe ...

(1860-1927), Cuban general * Lupo II of Gascony (died 778) * ''Lope'' (film), a 2010 film *

Lope de Vega (horse) Lope De Vega (foaled 19 February 2007) is a retired Irish bred Thoroughbred racehorse and current breeding stallion. 2-year-old Lope De Vega began his racing career at Deauville as a 2 year old on 26 August 2009, where he won by 2½ lengths. H ...

, an Irish bred Thoroughbred racehorse *

Lope language Awu (), also known as Lope (autonym: '), is a Loloish language of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of c ...

, a Loloish language of China * Lopé Department, Gabon * Lope, a type of

canter and gallop The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine. The canter is a controlled three-beat gait, while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation of the same gait. It is a natural gait po ...

in horseback riding

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