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João Pronunciation Portuguese:
[ʒuˈɐ̃w] Gender Male Word/name
Hebrew , via
Portuguese Meaning "
YHWH has been gracious",
[1] "graced by YHWH" (
Yohanan ) 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
João is the
Portuguese equivalent 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 are enumerated in the sections below.
Kings
Princes
Arts and literature
João Borsch , Portuguese musician
João Bosco , Brazilian musician
João Cabral de Melo Neto , Brazilian poet and diplomat
Joao Constancia , Filipino singer, actor and dancer
João Donato , Brazilian musician
João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos , Portuguese poet
João Frederico Ludovice , German-born Portuguese architect and goldsmith
João Gilberto , Brazilian musician
João Guimarães Rosa , Brazilian novelist, short story writer, and diplomat
João Miguel (actor) , Brazilian actor
João Nogueira , Brazilian musician
João Pedro Rodrigues , Portuguese film director
Maria João Pires , Portuguese pianist
João Simões Lopes Neto , Brazilian writer
João Ubaldo Ribeiro , Brazilian writer, journalist, and professor
João Vasco Paiva , Portuguese artist
Sportspeople
João Félix , Portuguese footballer
João Moutinho , Portuguese footballer
João Mário (footballer, born January 1993) , Portuguese footballer
João Pereira (disambiguation) , several Portuguese footballers
João Pinto , Portuguese footballer
João Cancelo , Portuguese footballer
João Tomás , Portuguese footballer
Lucas João , Portuguese/Angolan footballer
Joãozinho (footballer, born 1988) , Brazilian footballer
João Pedro (footballer, born 2001) , Brazilian footballer
João Paulo (footballer, born 1991) , Brazilian footballer
Other sportspeople
João Almeida (cyclist) , Portuguese road cyclist
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 Moreira (born 1983), jockey currently based in Hong Kong
João José Pereira , Portuguese triathlete
João Sousa , Portuguese tennis player
João Souza , Brazilian tennis player
João Souza (fencer) , Brazilian fencer
Other people
João Amoêdo , Brazilian engineer and company administrator
João Biehl , Brazilian anthropologist
João Dias (born 1973), Portuguese politician
João Doria , Brazilian politician
João Teixeira de Faria , Brazilian faith healer
João Armando Gonçalves , head of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
João Goulart , 27th president of Brazil
João Lourenço , current President of Angola and previous Minister of Defence
João Magueijo , Portuguese cosmologist
João da Nova , 15th-century Portuguese explorer
João Ramalho (1493–1582), Portuguese explorer and adventurer, attributed as the first bandeirante
João Rodrigues Cabrilho , 16th-century Portuguese explorer
João de Trasto , 15th-century Portuguese explorer
João Gonçalves Zarco , Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Madeira islands
John of God or João de Deus, Iberian saint
See also
References