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Where does “Juan” come from?

Juan (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Spanish Juan, from Old Spanish Johan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

Ancestry of “Juan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishJuanJohn
2Old SpanishJohan—
3LatinIōhannēs—
4LatinIōannēs—
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
9Arabicخُنَّة—
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