Overview
Juan is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of John. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to Johnny) is , with feminine form (comparable to Jane, Joan, or Joanna) , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to Janet, Janey, Joanie, etc.).
Chinese terms
( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. 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 (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer
Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer
Juan (footballer, born April 2002), Brazilian footballer
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 Borges Mateos (born 1966), Cuban chess player
Juan Bosch, first 'cleanly' elected president of Dominican Republic
Juan Caguaripano, Venezuelan military officer and torture victim
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
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