Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Guadalupe is a unisex given name in the Spanish language.The name initially designated a river in the province of Extremadura, Spain. It has been interpreted either as an Arabic word, or an Arabic/Latin compound word. In the first case, it would derive from Wad-al-luben, in Arabic \"hidden river\"; in the second case it would derive from Wadi Lupe, a compound of wadi (Arabic for \"river\") and lupe (Latin for \"wolf\"). The name became famous as a result of a 14th-century Marian apparition and associated pilgrimate site, located in a town called Guadalupe near the source of the Guadalupe river. The apparition, and the statue associated with it, was originally known as \"Our Lady of Guadalupe\" and is now known as \"Our Lady of Guadalupe, Extremadura\" or \"Our Lady of Extremadura\". Two centuries later, the name gained even greater fame through association with another Marian apparition associated with the name Guadalupe. The apparition and the image it made famous became known as Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Mexican Guadalupe supplanted her Spanish original both in name and in fame - to the point where doubts about her Spanish parentage have even been raised. There are some who contend that the Mexican \"Guadalupe\" is in fact a corruption of a word in the native Nahuatl language. Nonetheless it is fairly certain that the Mexican name \"Guadalupe\", as a title for the Virgin Mary, does in fact derive from the Spanish place-name, probably by some association of the Virgin with the Spanish cult of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Extremadura), which would have been strong at the time of the Spanish conquista of Mexico, and which claimed its own apparition, shrine and pilgrimage.Today, the name \"Guadalupe\" is relatively common in Hispanic countries, especially in Mexico, where it can be a personal name as well as a place name. As a personal name, it can be given to both boys and girls. Notable examples for a boy's name are Guadalupe Victoria, a Mexican general, and Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo, a Mexican politician."@en }
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- Guadalupe_(name) abstract "Guadalupe is a unisex given name in the Spanish language.The name initially designated a river in the province of Extremadura, Spain. It has been interpreted either as an Arabic word, or an Arabic/Latin compound word. In the first case, it would derive from Wad-al-luben, in Arabic \"hidden river\"; in the second case it would derive from Wadi Lupe, a compound of wadi (Arabic for \"river\") and lupe (Latin for \"wolf\"). The name became famous as a result of a 14th-century Marian apparition and associated pilgrimate site, located in a town called Guadalupe near the source of the Guadalupe river. The apparition, and the statue associated with it, was originally known as \"Our Lady of Guadalupe\" and is now known as \"Our Lady of Guadalupe, Extremadura\" or \"Our Lady of Extremadura\". Two centuries later, the name gained even greater fame through association with another Marian apparition associated with the name Guadalupe. The apparition and the image it made famous became known as Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Mexican Guadalupe supplanted her Spanish original both in name and in fame - to the point where doubts about her Spanish parentage have even been raised. There are some who contend that the Mexican \"Guadalupe\" is in fact a corruption of a word in the native Nahuatl language. Nonetheless it is fairly certain that the Mexican name \"Guadalupe\", as a title for the Virgin Mary, does in fact derive from the Spanish place-name, probably by some association of the Virgin with the Spanish cult of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Extremadura), which would have been strong at the time of the Spanish conquista of Mexico, and which claimed its own apparition, shrine and pilgrimage.Today, the name \"Guadalupe\" is relatively common in Hispanic countries, especially in Mexico, where it can be a personal name as well as a place name. As a personal name, it can be given to both boys and girls. Notable examples for a boy's name are Guadalupe Victoria, a Mexican general, and Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo, a Mexican politician.".