Save Gender Masculine Usage History Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Usual English form of Tupaq. The American rapper Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) was named after the 18th-century rebel Tupaq Amaru II. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesTupaq(Quechua) Túpac(Spanish) Same SpellingTúpac Categories black history, history, isograms, rappers, victims