João

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| | gender | Male | | meaning | "YHWH has been gracious", "graced by YHWH" (Yohanan) | | origin | Hebrew, via Portuguese | | related names | John, Jean, Evan, Giovanni, Hannes, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, Iain, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jhon, Joan, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Eoin, Shane, Siôn, Xoán, Yahya, Yohannes | ::

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| gender = Male | meaning = "YHWH has been gracious", "graced by YHWH" (Yohanan) | region = | origin = Hebrew, via Portuguese | related names = John, Jean, Evan, Giovanni, Hannes, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, Iain, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jhon, Joan, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Eoin, Shane, Siôn, Xoán, Yahya, Yohannes | footnotes = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Debret-djoãoVI-MHN.jpg"] ::

João is a given name of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.

Kings

Princes

Arts and literature

Sportspeople

Footballers

Other sportspeople

Other people

Fictional characters

  • João, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series

References

References

  1. {{Cite EB1911

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