Juan
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| Juan | |
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| Pronunciation | [xwan], /ˈdʒuːən/ JOO-ən (anglicized), [ˈdʒuːʌn] (Manx) |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Spanish derivation of John |
| Meaning | "The Lord is gracious" Yohanan |
| Region of origin | Spain |
| Other names | |
| Related names | John, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes |
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| Juan | |
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| Pronunciation | [tɕɥɛ̂n] or [tɕɥɛ́n] |
| Gender | Female (娟, 绢, 隽, etc.) or Unisexual |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Chinese |
| Region of origin | China |
| Other names | |
| Related names | juanita |
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Juan is a given name, the Spanish language and Manx language version of John. It is very common in the Isle of Man and in Spain (its origin) and in Spanish-speaking communities around the world. The feminine form in Spanish is Juana, or Juanita on its diminutive.
Juan (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕɥɛ̂n] or [tɕɥɛ́n];[1] 娟, 隽) "beautiful, graceful" is also commonly used as a given name for Chinese women. The Chinese character "卷", which is almost (being pronounced [tɕɥɛ̀n]) homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as "fascicle", "scroll", "chapter" or "volume".
Notable 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 writer and historian
- Juan de Arraçola, colonial governor of Spanish Florida between 1612 - 1613.
- Juan Nekai Babauta, former governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Juan Bosch, first 'cleanly' elected president of Dominican Republic
- Juan Carlos I of Spain, King of Spain from 1975 to 2014
- Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan author
- Juan de la Cierva, Spanish civil engineer and pilot, inventor of the autogyro
- Juan Debiedma, American computer game player
- St. Juan Diego, Messenger of Blessed Virgin Mary.
- Juan Dominguez y Valdez, Texan military
- Juan Domingo Perón, Argentine general and politician
- Juan Manuel Eguiagaray, Spanish politician and academic
- Juan Ponce Enrile, President of the Philippine Senate from 2008 to 2013
- Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter
- Juan González (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
- 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 Manuel, Prince of Villena, Spanish medieval writer
- Juan Manuel Blanes, Uruguayan painter
- Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine racing driver
- Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian President
- Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player
- Juan Martín del Potro, Argentine tennis player, 2012 Olympic Bronze medallist
- Juan Mata, Spanish footballer who plays for English club Manchester United.
- Juan Miro, Catalan painter
- Juan Nicasio, Dominican baseball player
- Juan Perón, President of Argentina
- Juan Pierre, American baseball player
- Juan Ponce de León, Spanish explorer
- Juan Roman Riquelme, Argentine footballer
- Juan Rulfo (1917–1986), Mexican author
- Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer
- 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)
- Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán, Colombian racing driver
Fictional characters
- Don Juan, the main character of the Philippine story Ibong Adarna
- Juan, a character in the Pokémon universe
- Juan Cabrillo, the main character of the book series Oregon Files
- Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz, a character of the Sons of Anarchy television series
- Juan Rico, a character from the novel Starship Troopers
- Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, a character from the Highlander film series
- Juan Tamad, a character in Philippine folklore
- Juan Valdez a coffee branding chararcter
See also
- Alternate forms for the name John
- Don Juan (disambiguation)
- João, the corresponding Portuguese name
- Joan (first name), the corresponding Catalan name
- Jean (male given name), the corresponding French name
- John (given name), the corresponding English name
- San Juan (disambiguation)
- Tropical Storm Juan (disambiguation), a list of hurricanes, typhoons and storms named Juan
- Juan Station, and Juan-dong, in Nam-gu, Incheon, South Korea
Notes
- ↑ An approximation of the pronunciation in English is /ˈdʒjuːæn/.
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