Juan
Juan is a given name, the Spanish language and Manx language versions of John.[1] It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. The feminine form in Spanish is Juana, or Juanita in its diminutive.
| Pronunciation | [xwan], [hwan] (Spanish); [ˈdʒuːʌn] (Manx) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Juana |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Spanish derivation of John or Manx derivation of John |
| Region of origin | Spain/Latin America/Philippines Isle of Man |
| Other names | |
| Pet form(s) | Juanito |
| Related names | John, Euan, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iban, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jon, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes |
Chinese terms
- Juan (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕɥɛ̂n] or [tɕɥɛ́n] 娟, 隽) "beautiful, graceful" is a common given name for Chinese women.
- Juan ([tɕɥɛ̀n]) The Chinese character "卷", which in Mandarin is almost 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 Acevedo, Mexican baseball pitcher
- Juan Alberto Belloch, Spanish politician and mayor of Zaragoza
- Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the Cuban Revolution
- Juan Andrés y Morell, Spanish writer and historian
- Juan de Arraçola, colonial governor of Spanish Florida 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 1975–2014
- Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan author
- Juan Castro, Mexican baseball infielder
- Juan Chioran, Argentine-Canadian actor
- Juan Corona (1934–2019), Mexican serial killer
- Juan Cruz (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher
- Juan Cruz (born 1966), Spanish screenwriter and film director
- Juan Aubín Cruz Manzano (born 1948), Puerto Rican politician and mayor of Manatí since 1977
- Juan R. Cruz (born 1946), Puerto Rican aerospace engineer at NASA
- Juan Lazo Cruz (born 1977), Salvadoran football midfielder
- Juan de la Cierva, Spanish civil engineer and pilot, inventor of the autogyro
- Juan Debiedma, American computer game player
- Juan Diego, first indigenous Roman Catholic saint from the Americas
- Juan Domínguez, Colombian footballer
- Juan Domínguez, Dominican baseball player
- Juan Domínguez Lamas, Spanish footballer
- Juan Domínguez Otaegui, Spanish footballer
- Juan Domínguez, Spanish road racing cyclist
- Juan Domingo Perón, Argentine general and politician
- Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player
- Juan Manuel Eguiagaray, Spanish politician and academic
- Juan Ponce Enrile, President of the Philippine Senate 2008–2013
- Juan Fontena, Chilean basketball player
- Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter
- Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Juan Gris, Spanish painter
- Juan Fernando Hermosa (1976-1996), Ecuadorian teenage serial killer
- Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Spanish physicist
- Juan Karlos Labajo, Filipino singer-songwriter
- 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 Luis Londoño Arias, Colombian singer with the stage name Maluma
- 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
- Juan Mata, Spanish footballer who plays for English club Manchester United
- Juan Mateo, Dominican baseball player
- Juan Miro, Catalan painter
- Juan Morillo (born 1972), Venezuelan sprinter
- Juan Morillo (born 1983), Dominican baseball pitcher
- Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán, Colombian racing driver
- Juan Nicasio, Dominican baseball player
- Juan Padilla, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher
- Juan Padilla, Cuban baseball second baseman
- Juan Pérez (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher
- Juan Pérez (born 1986), Dominican baseball outfielder
- Juan Pérez (died before 1513), Spanish Franciscan and companion of Christopher Columbus
- Juan Pérez (born 1956), American municipal politician and lawyer
- Juan Pérez (born 1985), Mexican football player
- Juan Pérez (born 1974), Spanish Olympic handball player
- Juan Pérez Alsina, Argentine politician
- Juan Pérez de Gijón (fl. 1460–1500), Spanish composer of the Renaissance
- Juan Pérez de Montalbán (1602–1638), Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist
- Juan Pérez de la Serna (1573–1631), seventh Archbishop of Mexico
- Juan Pérez de Zurita (1516–c. 1595), Spanish conquistador
- Juan José Pérez Hernández (c. 1725–1775), Spanish explorer
- Juan Pérez (born 1932), Chilean Olympic cyclist
- Juan Carlos Pérez (born 1981), Bolivian trap shooter
- Juan de Dios Pérez (born 1980), Panamanian footballer
- Juan Manuel Pérez (born 1993), Argentine footballer
- Juan David Pérez (born 1991), Colombian footballer
- Juan Pérez Medina (born 1960), Mexican politician and educator
- Juan Perón, President of Argentina
- Juan Pierre, American baseball player
- Juan Ponce de León, Spanish explorer
- Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball pitcher
- Juan Rivera (fl. 1765), Spanish explorer of North America
- Juan Rivera (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball outfielder
- Juan Rivera (born 1964), American wrestler, better known by his stage name Savio Vega
- Juan Rivera (born 1972), American wrongfully convicted three times of a rape and murder
- Juan Rivera, American singer and actor
- Juan Rojas (died 1578), Catholic prelate
- Juan Roman Riquelme, Argentine footballer
- Juan Rosai (1940–2020), Italian-American pathologist
- Juan Rulfo (1917–1986), Mexican author
- Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer
- Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer
- Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
- Juan Pablo Sorín (born 1976), Argentinian footballer
- Juan Thornhill (born 1996), American football player
- Juan Toscano, Mexican basketball player
- Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American World Airways
- Juan Uder (1927–2020), Argentine basketball player
- Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball infielder
- Juan Valdez, colonial governor of Texas
- Juan Vasquez (disambiguation), several people
- Juan de Yepes Álvarez, Spanish poet and Catholic Saint (Saint John of the Cross)
Manx people with the name
- Juan Noa, poet
- Juan Turner, politician, businessman, and media personality
- Juan Watterson, politician
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 Crisóstomo Ibarra, the main character of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tángere.
- Juan Rico, a Filipino 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 character
- Juan, a character in Barney and Friends.
- Juan, a character in The ABCs of Death.
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
- Jwan (disambiguation)
- Juwan (disambiguation)
References
- Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J.M.A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 149. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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