Given name
Jão
“God is gracious”
Jão is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jão is a diminutive of João. João goes back to Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥɔnɔn), meaning “God is gracious.”
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Where it comes from
Jão is a diminutive of João. João comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Jão is a diminutive of João.
Jão’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Jão is a diminutive of João.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jão
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