Juan
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʍɑːn/, /wɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Proper noun
Juan
- A male given name from Manx or Spanish, equivalent to English John.
See also
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish Juan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yokhanán).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiwaː(n)/
Proper noun
Juan
- a male given name from Spanish
- 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"
- 1583, grant of a site for a house, San Miguel Tocuillan (Tetzcoco):
Related terms
References
- James Lockhart, Nahuas and Spaniards: Postconquest Central Mexican History and Philology, Stanford University Press (1991), pages 70–71.
Manx
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Juan m
- 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
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
Juan | Yuan | N'yuan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish Johan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yokhanán, literally “Yahweh is gracious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxwan/ [ˈxwãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: Juan
Proper noun
Juan m
- John (Biblical character)
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 1:9:
- Y aconteció en aquellos días, que Jesús vino de Nazaret de Galilea, y fué bautizado por Juan en el Jordán.
- And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
- a male given name, equivalent to English John or Sean
- John (book of the New Testament)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Carolinian: Wan
- → Classical Nahuatl: Juan
- → Chinese: 胡安 (Hú'ān) (transliteration)
- Don Juan → Chinese: 唐璜 (transliteration)
- → English: Juan
- → Tagalog: Juan
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish Juan. As a common noun, either above or as a shortening of Juan dela Cruz.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /huˈan/ [ˈhwan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- IPA(key): /suˈan/ [ˈswan̪] (obsolete)
- IPA(key): /huˈan/ [ˈhwan̪]
- Syllabification: Ju‧an
Proper noun
Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔)
- (biblical) John
- (biblical) John (book of the New Testament)
- a male given name from Spanish
Alternative forms
- Suan — obsolete
Related terms
Noun
Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hokkien 范 (Hoān), spelling modeled after the above popular Filipino given name, Juan, using Philippine colonial Spanish orthography.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /huˈan/ [ˈhwan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: Ju‧an
Proper noun
Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔)
- a surname from Hokkien