Juana is a Spanish female first name. It is the feminine form of Juan (English John), and thus corresponds to the English names

Jane Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ...

, Janet, Jean,

Joan Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...

, and Joanna. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to:

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Juana I Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad ( es, link=no, Juana la Loca), was the nominal Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was married by arrangement to Ph ...

(1479–1555), Queen of Castile and Aragon *

Juana Rosa Aguirre Juana Rosa Aguirre Luco (November 20, 1877 – December 8, 1962) was First Lady of Chile (between December 25, 1938- November 25, 1941) and the wife of President Pedro Aguirre Cerda, who was also her cousin. Biography She was the daughter of th ...

(1877–1963), Chilean first lady *

Juana Azurduy de Padilla Juana Azurduy de Padilla (July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862) was a guerrilla military leader from Chuquisaca, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Sucre, Bolivia).Pallis, Michael “Slaves of Slaves: The Challenge of Latin American Women” (Lon ...

(1780–1862), South American military leader *

Juana Barraza Juana Barraza (born 27 December 1957) is a Mexican serial killer and former professional wrestler dubbed ''La Mataviejitas'' (Sp. "The Little Old Lady Killer") sentenced to 759 years in prison for the killing of 16 elderly women. The first murder ...

(born 1957), Mexican serial killer * Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza (1875–1942), Mexican writer * Juana Bormann (1893–1945), German war criminal *

Juana Briones de Miranda Juana Briones de Miranda (c. 1802 – 1889) was a Californio ranchera, medical practitioner, and merchant, often remembered as the "Founding Mother of San Francisco", for her noted involvement in the early development of the city of San Francisco ...

(1802–1889), American landowner *

Juana Castro Juana de la Caridad "Juanita" Castro Ruz (born 6 May 1933) is a Cuban activist as well as the sister of Fidel and Raúl, both former presidents of Cuba, and Ramón, key figure of the Cuban Revolution. After collaborating with the Central Intell ...

(born 1933), Cuban exile *

Juana de Ibarbourou Juana Fernández Morales de Ibarbourou, also known as Juana de América, (March 8, 1892 – July 15, 1979) was a Uruguayan poet and one of the most popular poets of Spanish America. Her poetry, the earliest of which is often highly erotic, is no ...

(1892–1979), Uruguayan poet * Juana Enriquez (1425–1468), Queen of Aragon * Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695), Mexican scholar *

Juana Teresa Juega López Juana Teresa Juega López (Laxe, 8 April 1885 – Melide, 3 December 1979) was a Spanish poet of Galicia who wrote in Galician and Spanish. Biography She was the daughter of the doctor, Ramón Juega Charlín. From the age of five to thirte ...

(1885-1979), Galician-language Spanish poet *

Juana Lumerman Juana Lumerman (1905 in Buenos Aires, Argentina – 1982) was a visual artist who painted in both figurative and abstract styles. Lumerman graduated with a degree in painting in 1935 from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires. Lum ...

(1905–1982), Argentine artist *

Juana Manuel Juana Manuel (1339 – 27 March 1381) was Queen of Castile from 1369 until 1379 by marriage to king Henry II of Castile. She was also the heiress of Escalona, Villena, Peñafiel and Lara, as well as Lady of Biscay. Family She was the daughter ...

(1339–1381), Queen of Castile *

Juana Manuela Gorriti Juana Manuela Gorriti (July 15, 1818 – November 6, 1892) was an Argentine writer with extensive political and literary links to Bolivia and Peru. She held the position of First Lady of Bolivia from 1848 to 1855. With the publication of ''La ...

(1818–1892), Argentine writer * Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith (1798–1872), Spanish noblewoman * Juana Maria (1811–1853), Native American castaway * Juana Molina (born 1961), Argentine singer-songwriter *

Juana Romani Juana Romani, née Carolina Carlesimo (30 April 1867 – 1923/24) was an Italian-born French portrait painter and artists' model. Biography She was born in Velletri. At the age of ten, she went to Paris with her mother and stepfather, Temis ...

(1869–1924), Italian painter *

Juana Ross Edwards Juana Ross Edwards (August 2, 1830 – June 25, 1913) was a Chilean philanthropist. She built and maintained three hospitals, six nursing homes, a hospice, an orphanage, and countless schools.

(1830-1913), Chilean philanthropist *

Juana de J. Sarmiento Juana de Jesús Sarmiento Ariza, better known as Juana de J. Sarmiento (1899-1979) was a Colombian politician and activist, recognized for having been the first elected mayor of a municipality in Colombia. Early life and political career Sarmiento ...

(1899-1979), Colombian politician, activist *

Juana Saviñón Juana Saviñón Pérez (born September 13, 1980) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι ...

(born 1980), Dominican volleyball player

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