''Juan'' is a

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, 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

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and in other

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around the world and in the

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, and also in the

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(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 Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars, they represent the only on ...

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) Juan Maldonado Jaimez Júnior (born 6 February 1982), simply known as Juan, is a Brazilian footballer who played as a left-back. He also holds an EU passport as a Spanish citizen. Club career Arsenal Juan was born in São Paulo. He started hi ...

, 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 Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

Juan Almeida Bosque Juan Almeida Bosque (17 February 1927 – 11 September 2009) was a Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the insurgent forces in the Cuban Revolution. After the rebels took power in 1959, he was a prominent figure in the Commun ...

, Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the Cuban Revolution * Juan Andrés Gelly (1790-1856), Paraguayan diplomat and lawyer * Juan Andrés y Morell, Spanish writer and historian * Juan Antonio Jara (1845-1887), Paraguayan politician * Juan Nekai Babauta, former governor of the

Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory and Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States consistin ...

* Juan Betances (born 1983), Dominican Republic sprinter * 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 Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until Abdication of Juan Carlos I, his abdic ...

, King of Spain 1975–2014 * Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan author * Juan Castro, Mexican baseball infielder * Juan Cervantes, multiple people *

Juan Chioran Juan Chioran (born June 18, 1963) is a Canadian actor primarily associated with stage roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada. He is based in Stratford, Ontario. Chioran is also known for his voice acting roles, such as Doji in ...

, Argentine-Canadian actor * Juan de la Concha Castañeda (1818–1903), Spanish lawyer and politician * Juan Corona (1934–2019), Mexican serial killer * Juan Crisóstomo Centurión (1840-1902), Paraguayan military officer * 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 * Juan R. Cruz (born 1946), Puerto Rican aerospace engineer at NASA *

Juan de la Cierva Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of la Cierva (; 21 September 1895 – 9 December 1936), was a Spanish civil engineer, pilot and a self-taught aeronautical engineer. His most famous accomplishment was the invention in 1920 of a rotorcr ...

, Spanish civil engineer and pilot, inventor of the autogyro * Juan Debiedma, American computer game player * Juan Diego (name), Multiple people * Juan Domínguez, Colombian footballer * Juan Domínguez, Dominican baseball player * Juan Domínguez Lamas, Spanish footballer * Juan Domínguez Otaegui, Spanish footballer * Juan Catalino Domínguez (1910–1948), Argentine serial killer * 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 Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., (born Juan Valentin Furagganan; February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008 to ...

, President of the Philippine Senate 2008–2013 * Juan Esteban Fagetti (1888-1954), Uruguayan writer and poet * Juan Fontena, Chilean basketball player *

Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; 7 January 1950 – 28 August 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor. Colloquially Honorific nicknames in popular music, nicknamed Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, ...

, Mexican singer and songwriter * Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player * Juan Gris, Spanish painter * Juan Fernando Hermosa (1976–1996), Ecuadorian teenage serial killer *

Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain (born 11 October 1965), known professionally as Ignacio Cirac, is a Spanish physicist. He is one of the pioneers of the field of quantum computing and quantum information theory. He was awarded the 2013 Wolf Pr ...

, Spanish physicist * Juan Karlos Labajo, Filipino singer-songwriter * Juan Jesus, Brazilian footballer * Juan Joya Borja, Spanish Comedian and

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* Juan Leal, First Mayor of San Antonio, Texas * Juan Antonio Llorente, 18th-century historian *

Juan Luis Vives Juan Luis Vives y March (; ; ; ; 6 March 6 May 1540) was a Spaniards, Spanish (Valencian people, Valencian) scholar and Renaissance humanist who spent most of his adult life in the southern Habsburg Netherlands. His beliefs on the soul, insigh ...

, 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 Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. An economist by training and a journalist by trade, S ...

, Colombian President * Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player * Juan Martín del Potro, Argentine tennis player *

Juan Mata Juan Manuel Mata García (born 28 April 1988) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Western Sydney Wanderers. He primarily plays as an attacking ...

, Spanish footballer who plays for English club Manchester United * Juan Mateo, Dominican baseball player *

Juan López Mella Juan Manuel López Mella (12 April 1965 – 10 May 1995) was a Spanish professional motorcycle racer at Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix and Superbike World Championship, Superbike levels. After coming second in the national championsh ...

(1965–1995), Spanish motorcycle racer * Juan Miro, Catalan painter * Juan Morillo (born 1972), Venezuelan sprinter * Juan Morillo (born 1983), Dominican baseball pitcher * Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán, Colombian racing driver * Juan Nicasio, Dominican baseball player * Juan Padilla, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher * Juan Padilla, Cuban baseball second baseman * Juan Paiva (born 1998), Brazilian actor * Juan Pérez (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher * Juan Pérez (born 1986), Dominican baseball outfielder * Juan Pérez (died before 1513), Spanish Franciscan and companion of Christopher Columbus * Juan Pérez (born 1956), American municipal politician and lawyer * Juan Pérez (born 1985), Mexican football player * 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 Juan Pérez de Montalbán (1602 – 25 June 1638) was a Spanish Catholic priest, dramatist, poet and novelist. Biography He was born in Madrid. At the age of eighteen, he became a licentiate in theology. He was ordained priest in 1625 and appointed ...

(1602–1638), Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist * Juan Pérez de la Serna (1573–1631), seventh Archbishop of Mexico * Juan Pérez de Zurita (1516–c. 1595), Spanish conquistador * Juan José Pérez Hernández (c. 1725–1775), Spanish explorer * Juan Pérez (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 Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine military officer and Statesman (politician), statesman who served as the History of Argentina (1946-1955), 29th president of Argentina from 1946 to Revolución Libertad ...

, 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 (fl. 1765), Spanish explorer of North America * Juan Rivera (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball outfielder * Juan Rivera (born 1972), American wrongfully convicted three times of a rape and murder * Juan Rivera, American singer and actor * 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), Argentine footballer * Juan Then (born 2000), Dominican baseball player * Juan Thornhill (born 1996), American football player * Juan Toscano, Mexican basketball player * Juan Trippe, founder of

Pan American World Airways Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and more commonly known as Pan Am, was an airline that was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for ...

* Juan Uder (1927–2020), Argentine basketball player * Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball infielder * Juan Valdez, colonial governor of Texas * Juan el de la Vara (born 1938), Spanish flamenco singer * Juan Vargas Aruquipa (born 1947), Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop *

Juan Vasquez (disambiguation) Juan Vásquez or Vasquez, may refer to: * Juan Vásquez (composer) (c. 1500–c.1560), Spanish priest and composer of the renaissance * Juan Materno Vásquez de León (1927–1999), Panamanian lawyer * Juan F. Vasquez (born 1948), Judge of the Unit ...

, several people * Juan de Yepes Álvarez, Spanish poet and Catholic Saint (Saint John of the Cross) * Juan José Zúñiga, bolivian General convicted in 2024 for the 2024 Bolivian coup attempt

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 ''Ibong Adarna'', also known as ''The Adarna Bird'', is an early 19th century Filipino Epic poetry, epic poem that centers around a magical bird of the same name. During the History of the Philippines (1565–1898), Spanish era, the longer form ...

'' * Juan, a character in the ''

Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...

'' universe * Juan Aguacate, main character in the Guacamelee video games * Juan Cabrillo, the main character of the book series Oregon Files * Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz, a character of the ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American Action film, action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX (TV channel), FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008, to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-k ...

'' television series * Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra, the main character of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tángere * Juan Rico, a Filipino character from the novel '' Starship Troopers'' * Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, a character from the Highlander film series * Juan Tamad, a character in Philippine folklore * Juan Valdez a coffee branding character * Juan, a character in ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series created by Sheryl Leach targeted at children ages two to five. The flagship production of the ''Barney'' franchise, it originally aired on PBS under the PBS Kids brand from Ap ...

'' * Juan, a character in '' The ABCs of Death'' * Juan Cortez, a character in ''

Far Cry 6 ''Far Cry 6'' is a 2021 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. It is the sixth main installment in the '' Far Cry'' series and the successor to 2018's '' Far Cry 5''. The game is set on the fictional C ...

'' * Juan Cortez, a character in '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' * Juan Corrida, a character in '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All''

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Notable people

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