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Juan

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

English

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Juan

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

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Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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

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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

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

Manx

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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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Derived terms

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Mutation

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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

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

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Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

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

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Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. Joe; everyman
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Etymology 2

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

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Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien
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