Juan
Sign in to saveJuan is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of John. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to Johnny) is , with feminine form (comparable to Jane, Joan, or Joanna) , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to Janet, Janey, Joanie, etc.).
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- Given name.name
- Juan
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.petname
- (Spanish)
- Given name.feminine
- (Spanish)
- Given name.region
- Spain/Philippines/Latin America/Isle of Man
- Given name.origin
- Spanish derivation of Johnor Manx derivation of John
- Given name.meaning
- "Yahweh has been Gracious", "Graced by Yahweh" (Johanan)
- Given name.related names
- John, Euan, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iban, Ioannis, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jon, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes
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- Juan (given name)
- native label
- Juan
- Soundex
- J500
- Cologne phonetics
- 06
- Caverphone
- YN11111111
- Latvian transcription
- Huans
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Juan is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of John. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to Johnny) is , with feminine form (comparable to Jane, Joan, or Joanna) , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to Janet, Janey, Joanie, etc.).
== Chinese terms == '''''' ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. '''''' () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'.