Juan

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

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiwaː(n)/

Proper noun

Juan

  1. A male given name
    • 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"

References

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

Manx

Proper noun

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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Juan Boght
  • Juan Doo
  • Juan Gorree
  • Juan Gorrym
  • Juan Haink Noal
  • Juan Joarree
  • Juan Mooar
  • Juan shooyl
  • Juan y Phaiyl

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
JuanYuanN'yuan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (yókhanan), literally “Yahweh is gracious”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xwan/, [xwãn]

Proper noun

Juan m

  1. John (Biblical character)
  2. A male given name, equivalent to English John.
  3. John (book of the New Testament)

Quotations

  • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Marcos 1:9:
    Y aconteció en aquellos días, que Jesús vino de Nazaret de Galilea, y fué bautizado por Juan en el Jordán.

Derived terms

Diminutives

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Juan.

Proper noun

Juan m

  1. (biblical) John
  2. A male given name
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