João

Meaning

“God is gracious”

The John family

from Hebrew Yochanan «God is gracious», carried through Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes into nearly every European language

John (English) · Juan (Spanish) · Jack (English, short form) · Johnny (English, short form) · Johnnie (English, short form) · Johnie (English, short form) · Jhon (Spanish, short form) · Jean (French) · Jeanne (French, short form) · Jeannie (Scottish, short form) · Jeanie (Scottish, short form) · Jeanette (French, short form) · Jeannette (French, short form) · Jeannine (French, short form) · Jane (English, short form) · Janie (English, short form) · Jayne (English, short form) · Janna (English, short form) · Jennie (English, short form) · Joan (English, short form) · Joanna (English, short form) · Joanne (English, short form) · Joann (English, short form) · Johanna (German, short form) · Janet (Scottish, short form) · Janette (French, short form) · Janice (English, short form) · Janelle (English, short form) · Sean (Irish) · Shawn (Irish, short form) · Shayne (Irish, short form) · Ian (Scottish) · Evan (Welsh) · Ivan (Slavic) · Ivana (Slavic, short form) · Giovanna (Italian, short form) · Gianna (Italian, short form) · Giana (Italian, short form) · Gianni (Italian, short form) · Juana (Spanish, short form) · Juanita (Spanish, short form) · Johann (German) · Hansel (German, short form) · Jackson (English, short form) · Johnson (English, short form) · Jones (Welsh, short form)

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. João peaked in the 1890s.

Names that fit alongside João

Pedro Davi Matheus Jean Pierre Luc

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