Given name & surname
Juha
“a gitt from God”
Juha is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “a gitt from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a gitt from God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Juha is a short form of JUHANA. In Finnish usage, Juha is a short form of Juhani.
Juha’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Juha is a short form of JUHANA. In Finnish usage, Juha has a conventional equivalent in the English form John. In Finnish usage, Juha has a conventional equivalent in the French form Jean.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Juha has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Johannesvariant · German
- Juccahvariant
- Juccavariant
- Jucahvariant
- Jucavariant
- Jukkahvariant
- Jukkavariant
- Jukahvariant
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Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Juha
- Juha Sipilä44th Prime Minister of Finlandborn 1961
- Juha KankkunenFinnish former rally driverborn 1959
- Juha Tiainenathletics competitor (1955–2003)
- Juha MietoFinnish cross country skier and politicianborn 1949
- Juha Pirinenfootballerborn 1991
- Juha HakolaFinnish association footballer (born 1987)
- Juha VainioFinnish singer-songwriter, lyricist and teacher1938–1990
- Juha LindFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1974
- Juha YlönenFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1972
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Similar names
If you love Juha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Judá
“praise”
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“it will be conspicuously displayed”
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Hushah
“haste”
>99% boys
Jehiah
“Yah lives”
>99% boys
Nohah
“rest”
>99% boys
Jehubbah
“he hides” · “he will hide”
>99% boys
Jashar
“upright”
>99% boys
Uzzah
“strength”
>99% boys