What names are similar to Juan?
If you like Juan, consider Dean, Jian and Jean. Like Juan, their spellings end in -an.
The same sound
One syllable, ending the same way as Juan.
Dean English · surname/title, "valley" or church official
Jian Chinese · varies by character: often 建, 'build, establish', or 健, 'strong, healthy'; a pinyin-era given name
Jean French · God is gracious
Sean Irish · "Yahweh is gracious," John come home to Ireland through the Norman French Jehan; anglicized without its accent mark, it became a mid-century Irish-American signature and spun off the phonetic Shawn and Shaun
The same roots
Also Spanish names, from the tradition Juan comes from.
Cristian Spanish · Romanian form of Christian, and a Spanish, Italian and Portuguese variant
Esteban Spanish · form of Stephen, Greek "crown"
Cruz Spanish · "cross"
German Spanish · Spanish form of Germanus, Latin for 'brother'
The same feel
Also classic and international names.
Ean Scottish · variant spelling of Ian/Eoin, "God is gracious"
Julian Latin · from the Roman family name Iulianus, itself derived from Julius; the deeper origin is uncertain
Tuan Vietnamese · handsome, intelligent (refugee-generation families often paired this with the English name Tony)
Luan Vietnamese · human bonds and ethics; written Luân
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Juan, on a similar curve.
Mirian Spanish · a Spanish form of Miriam, or a Georgian form of Mehran
Johan Scandinavian · Scandinavian/Dutch/German form of John, traditionally translated 'God is gracious'
Evan Welsh · "Yahweh is gracious," as the Welsh form of John, worn smooth through Ieuan and Ifan; centuries of use in Wales, then an easy crossover into the American mainstream. All the heritage of John with none of its ubiquity
Bryan Irish · variant of Brian, traditionally "noble, high"
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