Juana is a

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female first name. It is the feminine form of

Juan ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

(English

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane,

Janet Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French ps ...

Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Je ...

, Joan, and

Joanna Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Jani ...

. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to:

People

Juana I Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad ( es, link=no, Juana la Loca), was the nominal Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was married by arrangement to Ph ...

(1479–1555), Queen of Castile and Aragon *

Juana Rosa Aguirre Juana Rosa Aguirre Luco (November 20, 1877 – December 8, 1962) was First Lady of Chile (between December 25, 1938- November 25, 1941) and the wife of President Pedro Aguirre Cerda, who was also her cousin. Biography She was the daughter of the ...

(1877–1963), Chilean first lady * Juana Azurduy de Padilla (1780–1862), South American military leader *

Juana Barraza Juana Barraza (born 27 December 1957) is a Mexican serial killer and former professional wrestler dubbed ''La Mataviejitas'' (Sp. "The Little Old Lady Killer") sentenced to 759 years in prison for the killing of 16 elderly women. The first murder ...

(born 1957), Mexican serial killer *

Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza (27 January 187513 July 1942) was a Mexican anarchist and feminist activist, typographer, journalist and poet. Biography She was born to a poor family in the town of San Juan del Río, Durango, on 27 January 187 ...

(1875–1942), Mexican writer * Juana Bormann (1893–1945), German war criminal * Juana Briones de Miranda (1802–1889), American landowner *

Juana Castro Juana de la Caridad "Juanita" Castro Ruz (born 6 May 1933) is a Cuban activist as well as the sister of Fidel and Raúl, both former presidents of Cuba, and Ramón, key figure of the Cuban Revolution. After collaborating with the Central Inte ...

(born 1933), Cuban exile *

Juana de Ibarbourou Juana Fernández Morales de Ibarbourou, also known as Juana de América, (March 8, 1892 – July 15, 1979) was a Uruguayan poet and one of the most popular poets of Spanish America. Her poetry, the earliest of which is often highly erotic, is no ...

(1892–1979), Uruguayan poet *

Juana Enriquez Juana is a Spanish female first name. It is the feminine form of Juan (English John), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane, Janet, Jean, Joan, and Joanna. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to: People * Juana I ...

(1425–1468), Queen of Aragon *

Juana Inés de la Cruz ''Doña'' Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana, better known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (12 November 1648 – 17 April 1695) was a Mexican writer, philosopher, composer and poet of the Baroque period, and Hieronymite nun. Her contribut ...

(1651–1695), Mexican scholar *

Juana Teresa Juega López Juana Teresa Juega López (Laxe, 8 April 1885 – Melide, 3 December 1979) was a Spanish poet of Galicia who wrote in Galician and Spanish. Biography She was the daughter of the doctor, Ramón Juega Charlín. From the age of five to thirte ...

(1885-1979), Galician-language Spanish poet *

Juana Lumerman Juana Lumerman (1905 in Buenos Aires, Argentina – 1982) was a visual artist who painted in both figurative and abstract styles. Lumerman graduated with a degree in painting in 1935 from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires. Lum ...

(1905–1982), Argentine artist *

Juana Manuel Juana Manuel (1339 – 27 March 1381) was Queen of Castile from 1369 until 1379 by marriage to king Henry II of Castile. She was also the heiress of Escalona, Villena, Peñafiel and Lara, as well as Lady of Biscay. Family She was the daughte ...

(1339–1381), Queen of Castile *

Juana Manuela Gorriti Juana Manuela Gorriti (July 15, 1818 – November 6, 1892) was an Argentine writer with extensive political and literary links to Bolivia and Peru. She held the position of First Lady of Bolivia from 1848 to 1855. With the publication of '' ...

(1818–1892), Argentine writer *

Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith, Lady Smith (27 March 1798 – 12 October 1872) was the wife of General Sir Harry Smith, Governor of the Cape Colony. Biography Born into an old Spanish noble family, she was a descendant of Juan Po ...

(1798–1872), Spanish noblewoman *

Juana Maria Juana Maria (died October 19, 1853), better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island (her Native American name is unknown), was a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño. She lived ...

(1811–1853), Native American castaway *

Juana Molina Juana Rosario Molina (; born 1 October 1961) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress, based in Buenos Aires. She is known for her distinctive sound, considered an exponent of folktronica, although it has also been described as ambient, exp ...

(born 1961), Argentine singer-songwriter *

Juana Romani Juana Romani, née Carolina Carlesimo (30 April 1867 – 1923/24) was an Italian-born French portrait painter and artists' model. Biography She was born in Velletri. At the age of ten, she went to Paris with her mother and stepfather, Temi ...

(1869–1924), Italian painter *

Juana Ross Edwards Juana Ross Edwards (August 2, 1830 – June 25, 1913) was a Chilean philanthropist. She built and maintained three hospitals, six nursing homes, a hospice, an orphanage, and countless schools.

(1830-1913), Chilean philanthropist * Juana de J. Sarmiento (1899-1979), Colombian politician, activist *

Juana Saviñón Juana Saviñón Pérez (born September 13, 1980) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι ...

(born 1980), Dominican volleyball player

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