João

See also: joão and Joaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Joaõ, Joam (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Hebrew יהוה

Hebrew חנון

Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָןbor.

Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs)bor.

Latin Iōannēs

Old Galician-Portuguese Joan

Portuguese João

From Old Galician-Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iōhannēs, a variant of Iōannēs, from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), contraction from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ivan, Ian, Jean, Ruan, and Geovane.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈɐ̃w̃/ [ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ʒuˈɐ̃w̃/ [ʒʊˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwɐ̃w̃/ [ˈʒwɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈɐ̃w̃/ [ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ʒuˈɐ̃w̃/ [ʒʊˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʒwɐ̃w̃/ [ˈʒwɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈɐ̃w̃/ [ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒwɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: Jo‧ão

Proper noun

João m (plural Joões)

1. (biblical) John (one of four persons of the Bible)
   • 1959 [1681], João Ferreira de Almeida, Jacobus op den Akker, transl., Bíblia Sagrada Almeida Revista e Atualizada, Barueri: SBB, →ISBN, João, 1:6:

     Houve um homem enviado de Deus, cujo nome era João.

     There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.

2. (biblical) John (gospel of St. John)
3. (biblical, loosely) John (one of the epistles of John)
4. a male given name, equivalent to English John
   • 1862, Camilo Castelo Branco, Amor e Perdição:

     Você é cruel, senhor João! — disse o academico.

     You are cruel, mister John! - said the academic.

   • 1911, Garcia Redondo, Descobrimento do Brazil, Casa Vanorder, page 44:

     Munido dessa generosa carta de D. João II, que é um salvo conducto, Colombo volta a Portugal...

     Having this generous letter from King John II, which is a safe-conduct, Columbus returns to Portugal...

Derived terms

• 1 João
• 2 João
• 3 João
• joanino
• João Batista
• João e Maria
• João Galafoice
• João Pestana
• joão-bolão
• joão-de-barro
• joão-fernandes
• joão-ninguém
• Joãozinho
• Preste João
• São João

 

Related terms

• Joana

See also

• (livros do Novo Testamento) Mateus, Marcos, Lucas, João, Atos, Romanos, 1 Coríntios, 2 Coríntios, Gálatas, Efésios, Filipenses, Colossenses, 1 Tessalonicenses, 2 Tessalonicenses, 1 Timóteo, 2 Timóteo, Tito, Filémon, Hebreus, Tiago, 1 Pedro, 2 Pedro, 1 João, 2 João, 3 João, Judas, Apocalipse ^{(Category: pt:Books of the Bible)}