João
| Pronunciation | Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew, via Portuguese |
| Meaning | "YHWH has been gracious",[1] "graced by YHWH" (Yohanan) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | John, Jean, Evan, Giovanni, Hannes, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, 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 form 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 include:
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
- Dom João Dharmapala Peria Bandara, last King of the Kingdom of Kotte, reigned 1551-1597
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)
Sportspeople[]
Footballers[]
- João Félix, Portuguese footballer
- João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
- João Mário, Portuguese footballer
- João Pereira (disambiguation), several Portuguese footballers
- João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer
- João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer
- João Tomás, Portuguese footballer
- Lucas João, Portuguese/Angolan footballer
- Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer
- João Pedro, Brazilian footballer
- João Paulo, Brazilian footballer
Other sportspeople[]
- João Almeida, 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 José Pereira, Portuguese triathlete
- João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player
- João Souza, Brazilian tennis player
- João Souza (fencer), Brazilian fencer
Other people[]
- João Armando Gonçalves, head of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
- João Rodrigues Cabrilho, 16th-century Portuguese explorer
- Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer
- João Donato, Brazilian musician
- João Doria, Brazilian politician
- 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 Magueijo, Portuguese cosmologist
- João da Nova, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
- João de Trasto, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
- Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist
- João Dionisio Amoêdo, Brazilian engineer and company administrator
- João Lourenço, Current President of Angola and previous Minister of Defence
- João Vasco Paiva, Portuguese artist
See also[]
- 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
References[]
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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