Juan arrives in a single clean breath, the Spanish and Portuguese form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning God is gracious. It has been carried by saints, conquistadors, poets like Juan Ramon Jimenez, and a long line of papas and tios across the Spanish-speaking world. In the United States it has been a constant in the top 200 for decades, now at 137. One graceful syllable, the soft J of Spanish, the liquid WAHN vowel, the quiet N. Unpretentious, warm, unmistakable. A name that fits a priest, a pitcher, and a schoolboy with equal ease. Short, kind, deeply rooted.
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1880 to today
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