Juan

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See also: juan, juàn, juān, jüan, and juǎn

English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Juan

  1. A male given name from Manx or Spanish, equivalent to English John.

See also

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Juan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוחנן (yókhanan).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Juan

  1. a male given name from Spanish
    • 1583, grant of a site for a house, San Miguel Tocuillan (Tetzcoco):
      onquimitalhui yn anatzin quimolhuili yn iatzin jua migeltzin […] camo miactin niquipian nopilhua ca ça yehuatl y noxihuato
      Ana spoke and said to her older brother Juan Miguel "I don't have many children, only my little Juan"

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References

  • James Lockhart, Nahuas and Spaniards: Postconquest Central Mexican History and Philology, Stanford University Press (1991), pages 70–71.

Manx

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Juan m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John
    Cheayll mee voish Juan jiu.
    I heard from John today.
    Ta mee reih Juan erskyn Jamys.
    I choose John in preference to James.

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Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Juan Yuan N'yuan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish Johan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (yókhanan, literally “Yahweh is gracious”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Juan

Proper noun

Juan m

  1. John (Biblical character)
    • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 1:9:
      Y aconteció en aquellos días, que Jesús vino de Nazaret de Galilea, y fué bautizado por Juan en el Jordán.
      And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
      (KJV)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English John or Sean
  3. John (book of the New Testament)

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Diminutives

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Descendants

  • → Carolinian: Wan
  • → Classical Nahuatl: Juan
  • → Chinese: → 胡安 (Hú'ān) (transliteration)
  • Don Juan → Chinese: → 唐璜 (transliteration)
  • → English: Juan
  • → Tagalog: Juan

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Juan. As a common noun, either above or as a shortening of Juan dela Cruz.

Proper noun

Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. (biblical) John
  2. (biblical) John (book of the New Testament)
  3. a male given name from Spanish

Noun

Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. Joe; everyman
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 范 (Hoān), spelling modeled after the above popular Filipino given name, Juan, using Philippine colonial Spanish orthography.

Proper noun

Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien
Alternative forms
See also
Wikious
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