Juan
Origin of the name Juan:
Highly popular Spanish cognate of John (God is gracious). The name is ultimately derived from the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan which is derived from yehōhānān (Yahweh is gracious). The name, borne in the Bible by a kinsman and forerunner of Jesus, John the Baptist, is borne by Spanish King Juan Carlos (b. 1938).
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The name of one of the four evangelists in Spanish. The others are Mateo, Marcos and Lucas.
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Juan is a popular building block for double names in Spanish: Juan Carlos, Juan Daniel, Juan Jose, Juan Luis and Juan Manuel are all common.
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Juanillo Juanito Johnny
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Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter
Juan Carlos, King of Spain
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, European explorer of the California coast.
Juan Rulfo, author- Juan in song, story & screen: | Edit
Juan Epstein, character from the '70s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter
Juan Valdez, "representative" of Colombian coffee
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Global Popularity of the Name Juan
- #14 in Chile
- #24 in Spain
- #66 in United States
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