Where does “João Pestana” come from?

João Pestana (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese João, from Old Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

João Pestana (Portuguese): sandman

Definitions

  1. sandman

Ancestry of “João Pestana”, step by step

João Pestana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese João

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseJoãoJohn, a common male given name
2Old PortugueseJoan—
3LatinIōhannēs—
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة—

via Portuguese pestana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepestanaeyelash; nap; nut
2Old Portuguesepestana—
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة →Every word from Moroccan Arabic خنونة →Every word from Hebrew חנון →