Juan

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

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɑːn/

Proper noun

Juan

1. A male given name from Spanish Juan.

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• jua, juã, juan, xihua, xihuan
• Abbreviation: Juº, juº

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiwaː(n)/

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"

Related terms

• Juana

References

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

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Manx

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.

Synonyms

• (John): Ean, Eoin

Derived terms

• Juan Boght
• Juan Doo
• Juan Gorree
• Juan Gorrym
• Juan Haink Noal
• Juan Joarree
• Juan Mooar
• Juan shooyl
• Juan y Phaiyl

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.

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwan/ [ˈxwãn]
• IPA^(key): /hwan/

Proper noun

Juan m

1. John (Biblical character)
2. a male given name, equivalent to English John.
3. John (book of the New Testament)

Quotations

• 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Marcos 1:9:

  Y aconteció en aquellos días, que Jesús vino de Nazaret de Galilea, y fué bautizado por Juan en el Jordán.

Derived terms

Diminutives

• Juanito

 

• noche de San Juan

 

Related terms

• Juana
• Juan el Bautista

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Spanish Juan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hwan/

Proper noun

Juan m

1. (biblical) John
2. a male given name from Spanish

Etymology 2

Borrowed from , spelling modeled after the above popular Filipino given name, Juan, using Philippine colonial Spanish orthography.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hwɐn/

Proper noun

Juan

1. of Chinese origin.

See also

• Hwan