Guadalupe



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Name: Guadalupe

Gender: Feminine

Location: South America

Language: Spanish

Thematic: Theology

Meaning: Valley of wolves.

Comments: In honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In 1531 at Guadalupe in Mexico the Virgin Mary appeared to a native Mexican named Juan Diego in the form of a young girl of fifteen or sixteen. Guadalupe is an important place of pilgrimage, and Our Lady of Guadalupe is considered the patroness of Mexico and the Americas. Guadalupe is one of the most common names for girls in Mexico.

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