''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. 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 :wiktionary:卷, 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 Bosch (politician), Juan Bosch, first 'cleanly' elected president of Dominican Republic * 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 (baseball), Juan Cruz (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher * Juan Cruz (director), Juan Cruz (born 1966), Spanish screenwriter and film director * Juan Aubín Cruz Manzano (born 1948), Puerto Rican politician and mayor of Manatí since 1977 * Juan R. Cruz (born 1946), Puerto Rican aerospace engineer at NASA * Juan Lazo Cruz (born 1977), Salvadoran football midfielder * Juan de la Cierva, Spanish civil engineer and pilot, inventor of the autogyro * Juan Debiedma, American computer game player * Juan Diego (name), Multiple people * Juan Domínguez (soccer), Juan Domínguez, Colombian footballer * Juan Domínguez (baseball), Juan Domínguez, Dominican baseball player * Juan Domínguez Lamas, Spanish footballer * Juan Domínguez Otaegui, Spanish footballer * Juan Catalino Domínguez (1910–1948), Argentine serial killer * Juan Carlos Domínguez, Juan Domínguez, Spanish road racing cyclist * Juan Domingo Perón, Argentine general and politician * Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player * Juan Manuel Eguiagaray, Spanish politician and academic * Juan Ponce Enrile, President of the Philippine Senate 2008–2013 * Juan Fontena, Chilean basketball player * Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter * Juan González (baseball), Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player * Juan Gris, Spanish painter * Juan Fernando Hermosa (1976–1996), Ecuadorian teenage serial killer * Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Spanish physicist * Juan Karlos Labajo, Filipino singer-songwriter * Juan Jesus, Brazilian footballer * Juan Joya Borja, Spanish Comedian and Internet meme * Juan Leal, First Mayor of San Antonio, Texas * Juan Antonio Llorente, 18th-century historian * Juan Luis Vives, Spanish scholar and humanist * Juan Luis Arsuaga, Spanish paleontologist * Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956 * Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, Spanish medieval writer * Juan Manuel Blanes, Uruguayan painter * Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine racing driver * Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian President * Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player * Juan Martín del Potro, Argentine tennis player * Juan Mata, Spanish footballer who plays for English club Manchester United * Juan Mateo, Dominican baseball player * Juan López Mella (1965–1995), Spanish motorcycle racer * Juan Miro, Catalan painter * Juan Morillo (athlete), Juan Morillo (born 1972), Venezuelan sprinter * Juan Morillo (baseball), Juan Morillo (born 1983), Dominican baseball pitcher * Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán, Colombian racing driver * Juan Nicasio, Dominican baseball player * Juan Padilla (pitcher), Juan Padilla, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher * Juan Padilla (second baseman), Juan Padilla, Cuban baseball second baseman * Juan Pérez (pitcher), Juan Pérez (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher * Juan Pérez (outfielder), Juan Pérez (born 1986), Dominican baseball outfielder * Juan Perez (friar), Juan Pérez (died before 1513), Spanish Franciscan and companion of Christopher Columbus * Juan Perez (American politician), Juan Pérez (born 1956), American municipal politician and lawyer * Juan Pérez 'Kichi', Juan Pérez (born 1985), Mexican football player * Juan Pérez (handballer), Juan Pérez (born 1974), Spanish Olympic handball player * Juan Pérez Alsina, Argentine politician * Juan Pérez de Gijón (fl. 1460–1500), Spanish composer of the Renaissance * Juan Pérez de Montalbán (1602–1638), Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist * Juan Pérez de la Serna (1573–1631), seventh Archbishop of Mexico * Juan Perez de Zurita, Juan Pérez de Zurita (1516–c. 1595), Spanish conquistador * Juan José Pérez Hernández (c. 1725–1775), Spanish explorer * Juan Pérez (cyclist), Juan Pérez (born 1932), Chilean Olympic cyclist * Juan Carlos Pérez (born 1981), Bolivian trap shooter * Juan de Dios Pérez (born 1980), Panamanian footballer * Juan Manuel Pérez (born 1993), Argentine footballer * Juan David Pérez (born 1991), Colombian footballer * Juan Pérez Medina (born 1960), Mexican politician and educator * Juan Perón, President of Argentina * Juan Pierre, American baseball player * Juan Pizarro Navarrete, Spanish physician and politician * Juan Ponce de León, Spanish explorer * Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball pitcher * Juan Rivera (explorer), Juan Rivera (fl. 1765), Spanish explorer of North America * Juan Rivera (baseball), Juan Rivera (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball outfielder * Juan Rivera (wrongful conviction), Juan Rivera (born 1972), American wrongfully convicted three times of a rape and murder * Juan Rivera (singer), Juan Rivera, American singer and actor * Juan Rojas (bishop), Juan Rojas (died 1578), Catholic prelate * Juan Roman Riquelme, Argentine footballer * Juan Rosai (1940–2020), Italian-American pathologist * Juan Rulfo (1917–1986), Mexican author * Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer * Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer * Juan Pablo Sorín (born 1976), Argentinian footballer * Juan Thornhill (born 1996), American football player * Juan Toscano, Mexican basketball player * Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American World Airways * Juan Uder (1927–2020), Argentine basketball player * Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball infielder * Juan Valdez (governor), Juan Valdez, colonial governor of Texas * Juan Vasquez (disambiguation), several people * Juan de Yepes Álvarez, Spanish poet and Catholic Saint (Saint John of the Cross)

Manx people with the name

* Juan Noa, poet * Juan Turner, politician, businessman, and media personality * Juan Watterson, politician

Fictional characters

* Don Juan, the main character of the Philippine story ''Ibong Adarna (mythology), Ibong Adarna'' * Juan (Pokémon), Juan, a character in the ''Pokémon'' universe * Juan Cabrillo (character), Juan Cabrillo, the main character of the book series Oregon Files * Juice Ortiz, Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz, a character of the ''Sons of Anarchy'' television series * Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra, the main character of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tángere (novel), Noli Me Tángere * Juan Rico, a Filipino character from the novel ''Starship Troopers'' * Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, a character from the Highlander (franchise)#Films, Highlander film series * Juan Tamad, a character in Philippine folklore * Juan Valdez a coffee branding character * Juan, a character in ''Barney & Friends'' * Juan, a character in ''The ABCs of Death'' * Juan Cortez, a character in ''Far Cry 6'' * Juan Cortez, a character in ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''

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Chinese terms

Notable people

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