João

João
Pronunciation	Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew, via Portuguese
Meaning	"YHWH/The Lord is gracious"
Other names
Related names	John, Jean, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jhon, Joan, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Eoin, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes

João is the Portuguese form of the name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana or Maria-João. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries and therefore also the name of several notable people and places:

People

Kings

João I of Portugal
João II of Portugal
João III of Portugal
João IV of Portugal
João V of Portugal
João VI of Portugal
João I of Kongo, ruled 1470–1509
João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716

Princes

Infante João, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349–1387), son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro
Prince John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz (1400–1442), son of João I
João, Crown Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of João III
Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861)

Footballers

João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
João Mário, Portuguese footballer
João Pereira (disambiguation), several Portuguese footballers
João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer
João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer
João Tomás, Portuguese footballer
Lucas João, Portuguese/Angolan footballer
Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer

Other people

João Armando Gonçalves, head of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
João Brenha, Portuguese beach volleyball player
João Rodrigues Cabrilho, 16th-century Portuguese explorer
João Donato, Brazilian musician
João Doria, Brazilian politician
John of God or João de Deus, Iberian saint
João de Deus, Portuguese poet
João de Deus (medium), self-described medium and "psychic surgeon"
João Goulart, 27th president of Brazil
João Gilberto, Brazilian musician
João Gonçalves Zarco, Portuguese navigator, co-discoverer of the Madeira islands
João Havelange, President of FIFA from 1974–1998
João José, Portuguese volleyball player
João Magueijo, Portuguese cosmologist
João da Nova, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
João Cunha e Silva, Portuguese tennis player
João José Pereira, Portuguese triathlete
João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player
João Souza, Brazilian tennis player
João Souza (fencer), Brazilian fencer
João de Trasto, 15th-century Portuguese explorer
Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist
João Dionisio Amoêdo, Brazilian engineer and company administrator

Places

João, Mozambique