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 [ 1 syll. j-uan, ju-an ] The boy name Juan is pronounced as WAAN or HHWAAN KEY. Juan is largely used in the Manx and Spanish languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is derived via Iohannes (Latinized). It is best known from Don Juan, the legendary Spanish seducer of women who first featured in Tirso de Molina's play The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest (1630), and later in numerous works such as Molière's play Dom Juan (1665), Mozart's opera Don Juan (1787) and Lord Byron's poem Don Juan (1821). The name Juana (Spanish) is the female equivalent of Juan. The name Yuan (Manx) is a variant of Juan. In addition, Juan is a Manx and Spanish variant of the name John (English). Other variants of Juan include the pet forms Juanito (Spanish) and Juano (Spanish). See also the related forms, Dejuan (English), Juan Antonio (Spanish), Juan Carlos (Spanish), Juan José (Spanish), Juan Luis (Spanish), Juan Manuel (Spanish). Juan is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1910s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2005 with 0.387% of baby boys being given the name Juan. It ranked at #55 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.323% and its ranking #66. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Juan, John (English) was the most commonly used. In 2008, it was used 89% more than Juan. Baby names that sound like Juan include Haim (Hebrew and Polish), Ham (English), Han (Chinese and Dutch), Hanh (Vietnamese), Hayym (Hebrew), Heine (German), Hien (Vietnamese), Holm (English), Waine (English), Wayne (English), Wen, Wim (German), Win (English), Winn (English), Wyn (English and Welsh), Wynn (English and Welsh), Wynne (Welsh and English), Jaime (Portuguese and Spanish), Jaimey (English), and Jaimie (English). KEY: English pronunciation for Juan: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
