Juan is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of John. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to Johnny) is Juanito, with feminine form (comparable to Jane, Joan, or Joanna) Juana, and feminine diminutive Juanita (equivalent to Janet, Janey, Joanie, etc.).
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Chinese terms
Juan (Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕɥɛ̂n] or [tɕɥɛ́n] 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women.
Juan ([tɕɥɛ̀n]) The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'.
Notable people
Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer
Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer
Juan (footballer, born April 2002), Brazilian footballer
Juan Acevedo, Mexican baseball pitcher
Juan Agosto (born 1958), Puerto Rican baseball player
Juan de Agramonte (fl. 1511), Catalonian explorer
Juan Alberto Belloch, Spanish politician and mayor of Zaragoza
Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the Cuban Revolution
Juan Andrés Gelly (1790–1856), Paraguayan diplomat and lawyer
Juan Andrés y Morell, Spanish writer and historian
Juan Antonio Jara (1845–1887), Paraguayan politician
Juan Nekai Babauta, former governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Juan Betances (born 1983), Dominican Republic sprinter
Juan Borges Mateos (born 1966), Cuban chess player
Juan Bosch, first 'cleanly' elected president of Dominican Republic
Juan Brito, multiple people
Juan Caguaripano, Venezuelan military officer and torture victim
Juan Carlos I of Spain, King of Spain 1975–2014
Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan author
Juan Castro, Mexican baseball infielder
Juan Cervantes, multiple people
Juan Chioran, Argentine-Canadian actor
Juan de la Concha Castañeda (1818–1903), Spanish lawyer and politician
Juan Corona (1934–2019), Mexican serial killer
Juan Crisóstomo Centurión (1840–1902), Paraguayan military officer
Juan Cruz (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher
Juan Cruz (born 1966), Spanish screenwriter and film director
Juan Aubín Cruz Manzano (born 1948), Puerto Rican politician and mayor of Manatí since 1977
Juan R. Cruz (born 1946), Puerto Rican aerospace engineer at NASA
Juan de la Cierva, Spanish civil engineer and pilot, inventor of the autogyro
Juan Debiedma, American computer game player
Juan Diego (name), Multiple people
Juan Domínguez, Colombian footballer
Juan Domínguez, Dominican baseball player
Juan Domínguez Lamas, Spanish footballer
Juan Domínguez Otaegui, Spanish footballer
Juan Catalino Domínguez (1910–1948), Argentine serial killer
Juan Domínguez, Spanish road racing cyclist
Juan Domingo Perón, Argentine general and politician
Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player
Juan Manuel Eguiagaray, Spanish politician and academic
Juan Ponce Enrile, President of the Philippine Senate 2008–2013
Juan Esteban Fagetti (1888–1954), Uruguayan writer and poet
Juan Fontena, Chilean basketball player
Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter
Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player
Juan Gris, Spanish painter
Juan Fernando Hermosa (1976–1996), Ecuadorian teenage serial killer
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Spanish physicist
Juan Karlos Labajo, Filipino singer-songwriter
Juan Jesus, Brazilian footballer
Juan Joya Borja, Spanish Comedian and Internet meme
Juan Leal, First Mayor of San Antonio, Texas
Juan Antonio Llorente, 18th-century historian
Juan Luis Vives, Spanish scholar and humanist
Juan Luis Arsuaga, Spanish paleontologist
Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956
Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, Spanish medieval writer
Juan Manuel Blanes, Uruguayan painter
Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine racing driver
Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian President
Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player
Juan Martín del Potro, Argentine tennis player
Juan Mata, Spanish footballer who plays for English club Manchester United
Juan Mateo, Dominican baseball player
Juan López Mella (1965–1995), Spanish motorcycle racer
Juan Miro, Catalan painter
Juan Morillo (born 1972), Venezuelan sprinter
Juan Morillo (born 1983), Dominican baseball pitcher
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán, Colombian racing driver
Juan Nicasio, Dominican baseball player
Juan Padilla, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher
Juan Padilla, Cuban baseball second baseman
Juan Paiva (born 1998), Brazilian actor
Juan Pérez (born 1978), Dominican baseball pitcher
Juan Pérez (born 1986), Dominican baseball outfielder
Juan Pérez (died before 1513), Spanish Franciscan and companion of Christopher Columbus
Juan Pérez (born 1956), American municipal politician and lawyer
Juan Pérez (born 1985), Mexican football player
Juan Pérez (born 1974), Spanish Olympic handball player
Juan Pérez Alsina, Argentine politician
Juan Pérez de Gijón (fl. 1460–1500), Spanish composer of the Renaissance
Juan Pérez de Montalbán (1602–1638), Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist
Juan Pérez de la Serna (1573–1631), seventh Archbishop of Mexico
Juan Pérez de Zurita (1516–c. 1595), Spanish conquistador
Juan José Pérez Hernández (c. 1725–1775), Spanish explorer
Juan Pérez (1932–?), Chilean Olympic cyclist
Juan Carlos Pérez (footballer) (born 1972), Ecuadorian footballer
Juan Carlos Pérez (sport shooter) (born 1981), Bolivian trap shooter
Juan de Dios Pérez (born 1980), Panamanian footballer
Juan Manuel Pérez (born 1993), Argentine footballer
Juan David Pérez (born 1991), Colombian footballer
Juan Pérez Medina (born 1960), Mexican politician and educator
Juan Perón, President of Argentina
Juan Pierre, American baseball player
Juan Pizarro Navarrete, Spanish physician and politician
Juan Ponce de León, Spanish explorer
Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball pitcher
Juan Rivera (fl. 1765), Spanish explorer of North America
Juan Rivera (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball outfielder
Juan Rivera (born 1972), American wrongfully convicted three times of a rape and murder
Juan Rivera, American singer and actor
Juan Rojas (died 1578), Catholic prelate
Juan Roman Riquelme, Argentine footballer
Juan Rosai (1940–2020), Italian-American pathologist
Juan Rulfo (1917–1986), Mexican author
Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer
Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer
Juan Pablo Sorín (born 1976), Argentine footballer
Juan Soto (born 1998), Dominican baseball player
Juan Then (born 2000), Dominican baseball player
Juan Thornhill (born 1996), American football player
Juan Toscano, Mexican basketball player
Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American World Airways
Juan Uder (1927–2020), Argentine basketball player
Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball infielder
Juan Valdez, colonial governor of Texas
Juan el de la Vara (born 1938), Spanish flamenco singer
Juan Vargas Aruquipa (born 1947), Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop
Juan Vasquez (disambiguation), several people
Juan de Yepes Álvarez, Spanish poet and Catholic Saint (Saint John of the Cross)
Juan Zumel, 16th-century Castilian magistrate
Juan José Zúñiga, bolivian General convicted in 2024 for the 2024 Bolivian coup attempt
Manx people with the name
Juan Noa, poet
Juan Turner, politician, businessman, and media personality
Juan Watterson, politician
Fictional characters
Juan Cabrillo, the main character of the book series Oregon Files
Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz, a character of the Sons of Anarchy television series
Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, a character from the Highlander film series
Juan Tamad, a character in Philippine folklore
Juan Valdez a coffee branding character
Juan Cortez, a character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City