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João

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Pronunciation
  
Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w]

Word/name
  
Hebrew, via Portuguese

Gender
  
Male

Meaning
  
"YHWH/The Lord is gracious"

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:

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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

    • References

    João Wikipedia
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