Meaning of guadalupe by Francisco Valdez Mendoza

Sust. MASC. 1 River 40 Extremadura;Guadalupe or Guadalupejo, tributary of the Guadiana ) whose name was designated to the town, at the sanctuary ( our Lady of Guadalupe ) and the municipality counterparts, Cáceres province, Spain. 2 Many toponimias of America, especially in Mexico of religious bodies, municipalities, towns, rivers, Islands, orographic prominences. With regard to the etymology there are four versions: 1 ) a árabe-latino hybrid «Uad - to lupus»: River of wolves; It is the most widespread but little credible; 2 ) «Wadi - al-lub»: River of gravel black, unlikely, since only a small portion crosses a coal zone; 3 ) «Uad - to luben»: Rio escondido or narrow, because it boxes in the section of the town of Guadalupe; is possible; 4 ) Egyptian and Moroccan Arabists assert that it derives from 'Uad - to hub': River of love. (Sources: Wikipedia and "Dictionary etymological compared names of person», Gutierre Tibón )