Where does “Huwana” come from?

Huwana (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Juana, from Old Spanish Johanna, from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.

Huwana (Tagalog): Filipino of native or non-Chinese descent as opposed to a Filipino of ethnic Chinese descent or an ethnic Chinese

Definitions

  1. Filipino of native or non-Chinese descent as opposed to a Filipino of ethnic Chinese descent or an ethnic Chinese

Ancestry of “Huwana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishJuanaJane
2Old SpanishJohanna—
3Medieval LatinJohanna—
4LatinJoanna—
5Ancient GreekἸωάννα—
6Hebrewיוֹחָנָה—
7HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
8HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה →