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A lovely name graced with a gorgeous Spanish charm and a beautiful saintly association.
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Guadalupe: a refreshing echo through the breast of the Mexican valleys. Her name is a marvelous swan song carried by the gentle current of a river, a melody that flows through canyons and whispers the secrets of the lupine spirits who find refuge here. Although Guadalupe is not the loveliest name out there, it keeps legends alive and is a name to be proud of.
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My grandmother is Maria Guadalupe, after the title of the virgin Mary. I personally love it.
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Another diminutive is Guada (/'gwa.ða/)
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Guadalupe Santa Cruz (1952 – 2015), also known as Lupe Santa Cruz, was a Chilean writer, philosopher, visual artist and translator. She is considered one of the most energetic and varied protagonists of a generation of writers that emerged after the period of the 1973 Coup d'État in Chile. Author of numerous books, including Plasma, with which she received two important prizes in Chile: the Premio Novela Inédita Consejo Nacional del Libro y la Lectura and the Premio atenea. Also, in 2004, Plasma received the prize of the Book Council as a novel in the unpublished category. In addition, at the international level, she received the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellowship in 1998.
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Guadalupe Pineda is a Mexican singer considered one of Mexico's grassroots musical icons. She is a recipient of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a multi-Latin Grammy nominee, she has released more than 30 albums during her career covering various styles of music with sales over 14 million copies worldwide. In 1984, she recorded her breakthrough hit "Yolanda", also known as "Te Amo", composed by Pablo Milanes, selling more than 1.5 million copies. She primarily sings in Spanish but has also sung in French, Italian, English, and Hebrew. She has been called the “Queen of Bolero”, but has also sung ballads, mariachi, tango, ranchera, and opera. Pineda has performed all over Mexico and in various countries in Europe and the Americas.
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Guadalupe Urbina is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter, poet, and activist. Urbina is a folk musician whose compositions reflect the oral tradition of Guanacaste, her birthplace. She has performed in both Europe and the United States and has won various awards for her work domestically and internationally.
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Definitely a name you grow into, it's long and strong so if you don't have the character to wear it you'll for sure build it over time. That totally happened to me, it's a big name for a small girl but as I grew older I learned to embrace it. Being from Argentina also kinda helps, it's pretty common but not so overused like in Mexico for example and the pronunciation was never an issue, tho I really don't like how English-speaking people pronounce it. Also, the nicknames Lupe, Lupita and Lulú or Lulu are pretty cute, but I'm more of a Guada or Guadi.
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This name is very pretty in my opinion but it can be hard to pronounce in English but not in Spanish, you should never make fun of it :)
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Muy hermosa.
Dios los bendiga.
(Very beautiful. God bless.)
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Dios los bendiga.
(Very beautiful. God bless.)
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Wow. I love this because it's so wonderful and very unique :D.
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There is a territory in the Caribbean called Guadalupe.
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Ugly name.
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I love it! There are so many cute nicknames to get out of it. Plus the history of it is super important.
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There is a species of sea lion called the Guadalupe fur seal.
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This is an okay name. I am not exactly keen on the spelling, but the meaning has a unique definition to it that I like since anything connected with the element of water is reasonably fine in my book. Do I like it? No, not really, but I am convinced that it may be suitable for someone with a strong character that may carry it with pride.
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The Virgin of Guadalupe is also known as Our Lady of Guadalupe/Our Lady of the Americas. Guadalupe is a Spanish region and an Arab derived word meaning River of Light. The Spaniards in México could not pronounce Coatlaxopeuh (pronounced quatlazupe) in the Nahuatl (Aztec language) and used Guadalupe instead. Coatlaxoupeuh means the Crusher of the Evil Snake and is the Mother of the True God by Whom all living beings live.
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I always hated having this name growing up it was a big name to bear and I always made people call me Lupe instead or Lupita. I always had my name mispronounced even when just using Lupe imagine being called loopy in front of your 9th grade class. Then when I turned 18 I finally learned to embrace my name... I wouldn't change it for anything lol big turn around...
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A tilma dated from the 16th century is in a shrine in Mexico. This tilma (clothing worn by Aztec people at the time of the apparition) is considered miraculous for several reasons:
1. The tilma is adorned with a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe that has depth and cannot be replicated by modern artists. And they've tried, believe me.
2. Miniature images can be found in her eyes. These images are the silhouette of a kneeling bishop and a few others. This fits with the events that occurred to St. Juan Diego.
3. The stars embellishing the cloak worn by the pictured woman have been found to be the constellations visible from Tepeyac Hill, Mexico, on December 12 of the year the event took place. These constellations are depicted as if viewed from above.
4. The flowers on her dress are a map of the mountains around Tepeyac Hill.
5. Written into her clothing is music, presumably that which was heard by St. Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill.
6. The tilma consists of cactus fibers, which should have disintegrated after a few decades, tops. Scientists are at a loss to explain how the tilma has lasted for five centuries.
7. Once, while being cleaned, acid was accidentally spilled on a section of the tilma. Inexplicably, the tilma was not damaged.
8. In the image, Our Lady is standing above a crescent moon and before a sun. The moon and sun were symbols of two Aztec gods.
9. Within 10 years of Our Lady's appearance, the entirety of Mexico converted to Christianity.
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1. The tilma is adorned with a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe that has depth and cannot be replicated by modern artists. And they've tried, believe me.
2. Miniature images can be found in her eyes. These images are the silhouette of a kneeling bishop and a few others. This fits with the events that occurred to St. Juan Diego.
3. The stars embellishing the cloak worn by the pictured woman have been found to be the constellations visible from Tepeyac Hill, Mexico, on December 12 of the year the event took place. These constellations are depicted as if viewed from above.
4. The flowers on her dress are a map of the mountains around Tepeyac Hill.
5. Written into her clothing is music, presumably that which was heard by St. Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill.
6. The tilma consists of cactus fibers, which should have disintegrated after a few decades, tops. Scientists are at a loss to explain how the tilma has lasted for five centuries.
7. Once, while being cleaned, acid was accidentally spilled on a section of the tilma. Inexplicably, the tilma was not damaged.
8. In the image, Our Lady is standing above a crescent moon and before a sun. The moon and sun were symbols of two Aztec gods.
9. Within 10 years of Our Lady's appearance, the entirety of Mexico converted to Christianity.
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Thanks cdawg. You should also add that the crescent moon depicted at the feet of the image was also a crescent moon on that date December 12, 1531.
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ALSO see the following of many images of Mary stepping on the head of the serpent with her foot: http://www.victorianweb.org/sculpture/french/trample2.jpg.
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Also, December 12, 1531 8:29 am was the exact day and time of the winter solstice.
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Also, Coatlaxopeuh (pronounced like cuadlazupe) is the name of the Aztec mother goddess whose temple was destroyed by the Spaniards on that exact hill. Coatlaxopeuh Means “one who crushes the serpent” in Nuahatl, the Aztec language spoken by Juan Diego.
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Also, the moon was in the constellation Virgo (the virgin) conjunct Rahu (the head of the serpent, the northern node of the moon).
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Yeup! I was given that name (Guadalupe) at birth and as soon as I could have it legally changed, I DID!
For myself, I hated that name. It's harsh, unfeminine, hard to pronounce and caused much pain in me being raised around biased people. I'm 50+ and will NEVER embrace that name, regardless who it was given to. I'm not catholic.
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For myself, I hated that name. It's harsh, unfeminine, hard to pronounce and caused much pain in me being raised around biased people. I'm 50+ and will NEVER embrace that name, regardless who it was given to. I'm not catholic.
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Nice nicknames:
Lulu
Lupita.
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Lulu
Lupita.
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Very long name! It has an important history and it also means "Valley of the Wolves". It's common in Mexico and I know this lady from San Luis Potosi and she just goes by Lupe or Lulu. But it's super old fashioned- you don't see very young Guadalupe's.
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Ew. Harsh and ugly. Sounds more like a name of a swamp or a deadly disease or something else. Horrible!
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This is my middle name and I absolutely love it! I used to tell people it was my first name since I absolutely hated Karina, since another girl in my class was named that. My cousins always called me loops, and I really liked it.
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I'm almost 50 years old and let me tell you something: I hate my name
(Guadalupe) sorry but it's horrible, growing up no one could ever pronounce it. I always felt embarrassed and I became angry with my mom for giving me this name, not angry with her anymore but it almost felt like a punishment, I have 6 sisters all with beautiful normal easy to pronounce names it was difficult to deal with. As a mother I made sure to give my sons and daughters normal great names. This is how I feel no matter what anyone else thinks. Don't do this to your kids, my advice.
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(Guadalupe) sorry but it's horrible, growing up no one could ever pronounce it. I always felt embarrassed and I became angry with my mom for giving me this name, not angry with her anymore but it almost felt like a punishment, I have 6 sisters all with beautiful normal easy to pronounce names it was difficult to deal with. As a mother I made sure to give my sons and daughters normal great names. This is how I feel no matter what anyone else thinks. Don't do this to your kids, my advice.
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My name is Guadalupe and I live in a city with that same name. Kids used to make fun of me. But then I'd be like YEAH! & what's the matter with THAT? So it stopped... nicknames I've heard for this name are; lupita, lupe, pita, guada or guad, lupes, and many more :)
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Ok first of all the name is NOT just MEXICAN it is ALSO central and possibly south American too!
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You say that the name's origin is Arabic, which is only half true. The "Guada-" part is from the Arabic word "wadi," meaning "river," but the "-lupe" part is from the Latin word "lupus," meaning "wolf." So, although you got the meaning "river of the wolf" right, you missed one of the source languages. This means that the Spanish feminine name "Lupe" is related to the French masculine name "Loup" (which is what I was wondering when I looked up "Lupe") and also to the Spanish masculine name "Lope." All three names come from the Latin word "lupus."
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I've never understood the appeal of Guadalupe. It sounds horrible in my opinion. I respect that a person who believes in Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe would name their daughter this, but there are much more beautiful Marian names, like Luz, Soledad, Nieves, Rocío and Naiara. Though I have to say I like the nickname Lupe for Guadalupe.
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Actually, ignore my other comment. I've just heard the real, lovely Spanish pronunciation of Guadalupe, I now think it's an absolutely beautiful name. Very classy. (Before, I'd only heard an ugly, English mispronunciation.) I'd only use it as a feminine name, though. I adore this name's history and the Virgin Mary and Mexican associations. (I have this kind of obsession with Mexico. And Latin America in general.) The nicknames Lupe and Lupita are so sweet. But it's a pity Guadalupe is so overused in Mexico.
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I would never use the nickname Guada, but Lupe, which is too sweet.
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There was Mexican president Guadalupe Victoria.
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I really like this name. Because I am a Catholic, and us Catholics believe in saints, I agreed with my grandmother to name my child Guadalupe, if I ever have one. The only thing I DON'T like about this name is that you'll be called Guada and it sounds like the Spanish word "aguada" lol!
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Guadalupe is the name of Jennifer Lopez's mother.
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I like the meaning of this name but believe me, it's a really overused first and middle name in Mexico. In my class there was 4 girls named _____ Guadalupe and 3 girls named Guadalupe.
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Guadalupe is the site where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego. Therefore, the Virgin Mary is the Patron Saint of Mexico. She is referred to as "La Virgen de Guadalupe", meaning the Virgin of Mexico. To my knowledge, there is not a saint called Saint Guadalupe. [noted -ed]
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My name is Guadalupe. It is not unusual in my area of the country. It bothers me when people who have never heard this name ask me if I had a hard childhood with this name. I didn't have any more problems as a child than any other kids.
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A very classic name in many parts of the world, but personally I think this name can also make life very difficult for the bearer.
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I HATE when ignorant people pronounce it "gwada-loop-ee"! It really grinds my gears!
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The name is of Latin origin, not Arabic. "Gua" is a leftover of "aqua" - "water", "da" should be "de" and means "of" and "lupe" comes from "lupus", meaning "wolf".
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The Virgin of Guadalupe is also known as Our Lady of Guadalupe/Our Lady of the Americas. Coatlaxopeuh (pronounced quatlazupe) is the Nahuatl (Aztec language) spelling.
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