Pronunciation | [xwan], /ˈdʒuːən/ JOO-ən (anglicized), [ˈdʒuːʌn] (Manx) |
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Gender | Male |
Word/name | Spanish derivation of John |
Region of origin | Spain |
Related names | John, Euan, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, , Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, , Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes, Dar Juan (Last name) |
Pronunciation | [tɕɥɛ̂n] or [tɕɥɛ́n] |
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Gender | Female (娟, 绢, 隽, etc.) or Unisexual |
Region of origin | China |
Related names | juanita |
Juan is a given name, the Spanish language and Manx language versions of John. It is very common in Spain (its origin) and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. The feminine form in Spanish is Juana, or in its diminutive.
Juan (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕɥɛ̂n] or [tɕɥɛ́n]; 娟, 隽) "beautiful, graceful" is also commonly used as a given name for Chinese women. The Chinese character "", which is almost (being pronounced [tɕɥɛ̀n]) 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".