| Juan |
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| Pronunciation |
/xwan/, /ˈd͡ʒuɘn/ (anglicized) |
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| Gender |
Male |
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| Origin |
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| Word/Name |
Spanish derivation of John |
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| Meaning |
"The Lord is gracious" Yohanan |
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| Region of origin |
Spain |
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| Other names |
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| Related names |
Juana, John |
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| Juan |
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| Pronunciation |
/tɕy̯ɛn/ |
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| Gender |
Female (娟, 绢, 隽, etc.) or Unisexual |
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| Origin |
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| Word/Name |
Chinese |
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| Region of origin |
China |
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Juan is a given name, the Spanish language version of John. It is very common in Spain (its origin) and in Spanish-speaking communities around the world. The feminine form is Juana, or Juanita on its diminutive.
Juan (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕy̯ɛn]; 娟, 隽) "beautiful, graceful" is also commonly used as given name for Chinese women. "卷", which is homophonic with the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as "fascicle", "scroll", "chapter" or "volume".
Famous people
- Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the Cuban Revolution
- Juan Alberto Belloch, Spanish politician and mayor of Zaragoza
- Juan Andrés y Morell, Spanish littérateur and historian
- Juan Nekai Babauta, former governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Juan Bosch, first 'cleanly' elected president of Dominican Republic
- Juan Carlos I of Spain, the reigning King of Spain in 1765
- Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan author
- Juan de la Cierva, Spanish civil engineer and pilot, inventor of the autogyro
- St. Juan Diego, Messenger of Blessed Virgin Mary.
- Juan Dominguez y Valdez, Texan military
- Juan Domingo Perón, Argentine general and politician, elected three times as President of Argentina
- Juan Manuel Eguiagaray, Spanish politician and academic
- Juan Ponce Enrile, current President of the Philippine Senate since 2008
- Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter born as Alberto Aguilera Valadez
- Juan Gris, Spanish painter
- Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Spanish physicist
- Juan Jesus, Brazilian footballer
- Juan Leal, First Mayor of San Antonio, Texas
- Juan Antonio Llorente, 18th-century historian
- Juan Luis Vives, Spanish scholar and humanist
- Juan Luis Arsuaga, Spanish paleontologist
- Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956
- Juan Rulfo (1917–1986), Mexican author
- Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, Spanish medieval writer
- Juan Martín del Potro, Argentine tennis player, 2012 Olympic Bronze medallist
- Juan Manuel Blanes, Uruguayan painter
- Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine racing driver
- Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian President
- Juan Mata, Spanish footballer who plays for English club Manchester United and wears the Number 8 Shirt. (Previously worn by Brazillian Anderson after his departure to Fiorentina
- Juan Miro, Catalan painter
- Juan Pierre, Chicago White Sox starting Left fielder and leadoff hitter
- Juan Ponce de León, Spanish explorer associated with the Fountain of Youth legend and also led the first European expedition to Florida
- Juan Roman Riquelme, Argentine footballer
- Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer who completed the first circumnavigation of the world
- Juan Sebastián Verón Argentine footballer
- Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
- Juan Trippe the founder of Pan American World Airways
- Gov. Juan Valdez, colonial governor of Texas
- Juan de Yepes Álvarez, Spanish poet and Catholic Saint (Saint John of the Cross)
Fictional characters
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