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João
PronunciationPortuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew, via Portuguese
Meaning"YHWH has been gracious",[1] "graced by YHWH" (Yohanan)
Other names
Related namesJohn, Jean, Evan, Giovanni, Hannes, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, 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

João is the Portuguese form of 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 include:

Kings

  • João I of Portugal
  • João II of Portugal
  • João III of Portugal
  • João IV of Portugal
  • João V of Portugal
  • João VI of Portugal
  • João I of Kongo, ruled 1470–1509
  • João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716

Princes

Sportspeople

Footballers

  • João Félix, Portuguese footballer
  • João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
  • João Mário, Portuguese footballer
  • João Pereira (disambiguation), several Portuguese footballers
  • João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer
  • João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer
  • João Tomás, Portuguese footballer
  • Lucas João, Portuguese/Angolan footballer
  • Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer
  • João Pedro, Brazilian footballer

Other sportspeople

  • João Barbosa, Portuguese racing driver
  • João Brenha, Portuguese beach volleyball player
  • João Cunha e Silva, Portuguese tennis player
  • João Havelange, Brazilian president of FIFA from 1974–1998
  • João José, Portuguese volleyball player
  • João José Pereira, Portuguese triathlete
  • João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player
  • João Souza, Brazilian tennis player
  • João Souza (fencer), Brazilian fencer

Other people

  • João Armando Gonçalves, head of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
  • João Rodrigues Cabrilho, 16th-century Portuguese explorer
  • João Donato, Brazilian musician
  • João Doria, Brazilian politician
  • John of God or João de Deus, Iberian saint
  • João de Deus, Portuguese poet
  • João de Deus (medium), self-described medium and "psychic surgeon"
  • João Goulart, 27th president of Brazil
  • João Gilberto, Brazilian musician
  • João Gonçalves Zarco, Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Madeira islands
  • João Magueijo, Portuguese cosmologist
  • João da Nova, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
  • João de Trasto, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
  • Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist
  • João Dionisio Amoêdo, Brazilian engineer and company administrator
  • João Lourenço, Current President of Angola and previous Minister of Defence
  • João Vasco Paiva, Portuguese artist

See also

  • Juan, the corresponding Spanish name
  • São João (disambiguation), Portuguese for Saint John
  • João and the Knife, a 1972 Dutch-Brazilian film by George Sluizer
  • John of Portugal (disambiguation), multiple people

References

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "John" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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