João
| João | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew, via Portuguese |
| Meaning | "YHWH/The Lord is gracious" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | John, Jean, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jhon, Joan, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes |
João is the Portuguese form of the name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana or Maria-João. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries and therefore also the name of several notable people and places:
People
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
- Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349–1387), son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro
- Prince John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz (1400–1442), son of João I
- João, Crown Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of João III
- Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861)
Other people
- João Armando Gonçalves, head of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- João Brenha, Portuguese beach volleyball player
- João Rodrigues Cabrilho, 16th-century Portuguese explorer
- João Donato, Brazilian musician
- 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 Havelange, President of FIFA from 1974-1998
- João José, Portuguese volleyball player
- João Magueijo, Portuguese cosmologist
- João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
- João da Nova, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
- João Cunha e Silva, Portuguese tennis player
- João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player
- João Souza, Brazilian tennis player
- João Souza (fencer), Brazilian fencer
- João de Trasto, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
- Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist
Places
- João, Mozambique
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
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