João
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From Old Galician-Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iōhannēs, a variant of Iōannēs, from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), contraction from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ivan, Ian, Jean, Ruan, and Geovane.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: Jo‧ão
Proper noun
[edit]João m (plural Joões)
- (biblical) John (one of four persons of the Bible)
- 1959 [1681], João Ferreira de Almeida, Jacobus op den Akker, transl., Bíblia Sagrada Almeida Revista e Atualizada, Barueri: SBB, →ISBN, João, 1:6:
- Houve um homem enviado de Deus, cujo nome era João.
- There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.
- (biblical) John (gospel of St. John)
- (biblical, broadly) John (one of the the epistles of John)
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
- 1862, Camilo Castelo Branco, Amor e Perdição:
- Você é cruel, senhor João! — disse o academico.
- You are cruel, mister John! - said the academic.
- 1911, Garcia Redondo, Descobrimento do Brazil, Casa Vanorder, page 44:
- Munido dessa generosa carta de D. João II, que é um salvo conducto, Colombo volta a Portugal...
- Having this generous letter from King John II, which is a safe-conduct, Columbus returns to Portugal...
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[edit]- (livros do Novo Testamento) Mateus, Marcos, Lucas, João, Atos, Romanos, 1 Coríntios, 2 Coríntios, Gálatas, Efésios, Filipenses, Colossenses, 1 Tessalonicenses, 2 Tessalonicenses, 1 Timóteo, 2 Timóteo, Tito, Filémon, Hebreus, Tiago, 1 Pedro, 2 Pedro, 1 João, 2 João, 3 João, Judas, Apocalipse (Category: pt:Books of the Bible)
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