First names in Hebrew

First name Juan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Juan is written יוחנן

Juan is the Spanish form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Juan mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace" (Spanish form of John)
Origin: Hebrew

Juan is the Spanish form of John. It comes, through the Latin Johannes, from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". It is one of the most common names in the Spanish-speaking world, and widely given in the United States.

Gematria

Juan = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוחנן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Juan, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Juan, in nine pages

• Juan, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Juan
• Juan, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Juan in three answers

How do you write Juan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Juan is written יוחנן. Juan is the Spanish form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Juan?
Written יוחנן, Juan is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Juan mean?
God has shown grace" (Spanish form of John) (origin: Hebrew). Juan is the Spanish form of John. It comes, through the Latin Johannes, from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". It is one of the most common names in the Spanish-speaking world, and widely given in the United States.