Juana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Spanish.

Word forms

Juana

Etymology

From Spanish Juana, from Old Spanish Johanna, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

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