João name meaning
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What does João mean?
João means Yahweh is Gracious came from Hebrew, notably used in Portuguese is used as a baby boy name.
Variants of João
Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Jeanne, Johanna, Ivan, John, Johannes, Hanan
How popular is the name João?
João is an uncommon baby name in Switzerland, in use since 1998, peaked in 2008 when it ranked 375th. There are over 211 babies that have been given the name João in Switzerland.
Also, it is uncommon in Belgium, where it has been in use since 2002 and peaked in 2014 when it ranked 888th. However things change on global perspective, João is extremely popular in Brazil where every 1 in 80 have the name as well as in, Mozambique and Angola.
Also the baby name is popular in Portugal, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, France and United States. At least, 3280000 people globally have been given the name as per our findings.
Facts
João in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 99 | 131 | 5 | 5 |
 | 188 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
 | 108 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Parents who liked João, loved these names
- Eliseu - Eliseu means "God is My Salvation" is used commonly in Portuguese
- Maria Laura - Girl name Maria Laura is originated from Portuguese which is used prevalently in Portuguese language, Maria Laura means "Laura or Maria"
- Thalita - Used predominantly in Portuguese new-fangled and rare, Thalita customarily aimed at baby girls is originated from Aramaic, Thalita means "Little Girl"
- Luiz Henrique - Boy name Luiz Henrique is majorly used in Portuguese and came from Portuguese, Luiz Henrique means "Henrique or Luiz"
- Jéssica - Jéssica's meaning is He (God) Beholds is especially used in Portuguese that of Hebrew origin is a baby girl name
Famous people named João
- João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1984
- João Figueiredo, Brazilian military leader and politician
- João Pereira dos Santos, de Pastinha as he was known within capoeira circles
- João Clemente Baena Soares, Brazilian diplomat
- João Barion, Brazilian race car driver
- João Anes, was bishop and also the first archbishop of Lisbon
- João da Nova, Galician explorer of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the service of Portugal
- João Frederico Ludovice, German born architect and goldsmith
- João Franco, Portuguese politician, minister
- João Cutileiro, Portuguese sculptor
- João Barreiros, Portuguese science fiction writer, editor
- João Grande, Grão-Mestre of the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira angola
- João de Lobeira, Portuguese troubadour of the time of King Afonso III
- João Azevedo, Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper
- João Gilberto Noll, Brazilian writer, born in Porto Alegre
- João Teixeira de Faria, Brazilian claiming to be a medium and "psychic surgeon"
- João Garcia, leading mountaineer in Portugal
- João Carlos Martins, acclaimed Brazilian classical pianist and conductor
- João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian regionalist writer from Pelotas
- João Serrão, 16th-century Portuguese navigator
- João Loureiro, president of the Portuguese football club Boavista FC
- João Câmara, Brazilian painter
- João Barbosa Rodrigues, was considered one of Brazil's greatest botanists
- João Paulo Cassandra, São Toméan politician
- João Luis de Almeida, boxer from Angola
- João Domingos Bomtempo, Portuguese classical pianist
- João Amazonas, Brazilian Marxist theoretician, revolutionary
- João MacDowell, Brazilian composer
- João Pedro Pais, singer and musician from Portugal
- João de Loureiro, Portuguese Jesuit missionary and botanist
- João N'Tyamba, Angolan runner
- João Junqueira, retired Portuguese runner
- João Vianna, former basketball player from Brazil
- João de Sousa Carvalho, foremost Portuguese composer of his generation
- João Viegas Carrascalão, East Timorese politician
- João de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist and composer
- João Pina, Portuguese judoka
- João Neto, Portuguese judoka
- João Branco Núncio, Portuguese bullfighter
- João Donato, Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil
- João O'Neill, titular head of a branch of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty
- João Geraldo Kuhlmann,
- João Silvério Trevisan, In his much-diversified oeuvres, he has published eleven books, among them great works of fiction
- João Carlos, Prince of Beira, Portuguese 'infante'
- João Batista Casemiro Marques, Brazilian-Turkish footballer for Mersin İdmanyurdu
- João Soares de Paiva, Portuguese poet and nobleman; often recognised as the first author
- João Cravinho, Portuguese politician
- João Magueijo, Portuguese cosmologist and professor
- João Biehl, is Susan Dod Brown Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University
- João de Barros, called the 'Portuguese Livy', is one of the first great Portuguese historians
- João Alberto, Brazilian politician in the early 20th century
- João Álvares Fagundes, an explorer and ship owner
Lists having João
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with J
- Hebrew Boy Names
- Portuguese Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Yahweh
- Baby Names that mean Gracious
Sources
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html