Meanings
- A female given name from Spanish.
Origin
- Hebrewיוֹחָנָה
- Koine GreekἸωάννα
- Medieval LatinJohanna
- Old SpanishJohanna
- SpanishJuana
- EnglishJuana
From Spanish Juana, from Old Spanish Johanna, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
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Juana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juana
“Juana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Juana. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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