Juanita - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Juanita \ju(a)-ni-ta\ is pronounced wah-NEE-tah. It is of Spanish origin. Diminutive form of Juana, from John.

Juanita has 14 variant forms: Janita, Juana, Juanetta, Juanisha, Juniata, Junita, Juwaneeta, Juwanita, Nita, Wahnita, Wahnna, Wanna, Waneeta and Wanita.

For more information, see also related names Wanetta and Jane.

Baby names that sound like Juanita are Janit, Janeta, Jennita, Jenita and Jonita.

Juanita is a very popular female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Juanita. Compare Juanita with related baby names.