Juan
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Juan
- A male given name from Manx or Spanish, equivalent to English John.
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Classical Nahuatl edit
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Etymology edit
From Spanish Juan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוחנן (yókhanan).
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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):
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References edit
- James Lockhart, Nahuas and Spaniards: Postconquest Central Mexican History and Philology, Stanford University Press (1991), pages 70–71.
Manx edit
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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.
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Derived terms edit
- Juan Boght
- Juan Doo
- Juan Gorree
- Juan Gorrym
- Juan Haink Noal
- Juan Joarree
- Juan Mooar
- Juan shooyl
- Juan y Phaiyl
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Juan | Yuan | N'yuan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish Johan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (yókhanan, literally “Yahweh is gracious”).
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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)
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Diminutives
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- Iván (“Ian, Ivan, Evan”)
- Juan el Bautista
- Juana
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Tagalog edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish Juan. As a common noun, either above or as a shortening of Juan dela Cruz.
Proper noun edit
Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔)
- (biblical) John
- (biblical) John (book of the New Testament)
- a male given name from Spanish
Noun edit
Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜀᜈ᜔)
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Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Hokkien 范 (Hoān), spelling modeled after the above popular Filipino given name, Juan, using Philippine colonial Spanish orthography.
Proper noun edit
Juán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔)
- a surname from Hokkien