Guadalupe, Guadalupe name, meaning of Guadalupe
Information about the name Guadalupe
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Origin and meaning of the name Guadalupe
Guadalupe is a Spanish girl name. Meaning “river of love”.
It comes from the Arabic expression “wad-al-hub” of the same meaning, the name by which the river Guadalupe was known, located in Extremadura (Spain) during the Arab conquest.
This place gave its name to the apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spain), also venerated in other regions, e.g. Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico).
Guadalupe is a Marian devotion that has numerous sanctuaries and temples built in her honour in Spain and Latin America.