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What does Joao mean?
Joao 
as a name for boys is of Hebrew origin, and the name Joao means "God is gracious". Joao is a Portuguese form of John (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Jo-
ASSOCIATED WITH gracious
Variations
RELATIONS VIA JOHN Anno, Ean, Eian, Euan, Evan, Ewan, Gian, Ian▲, Ivan▲, Iwan, Jack, Jan▼, Janko, Janos, Jean▼, Jehan, Jens, Jian, Jock, Jocko, Johan▲, Johann, Johnn, Johon, Jon▼, Jona, Jovan, Juan▼, Juwan▼, Sean▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Joao Dominik (J.D.), ..
How popular is Joao?
Joao is an uncommon given name for men but a somewhat popular last name for all people (#94227 out of 150436, Top 63%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Joao entered the list in 2001 and reached its apex position of #1752 in the U.S. then, but is not in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Joao are Ean (#1101 FROM RECENT DATA), Eian, Euan, Evan (#86), Ewan (#1603), Gian (#1221), Ian (#79), Ivan (#133), Jack (#28), Jan (#1844), Jean (#1240), Jens, Jock, Johan (#579), Johann (#1389), John (#27), Jon (#754), Jovan (#1628), Juan (#139), Juwan and Sean (#269). Other forms, like Jocko, are uncommon. These relations of Joao were favored a century ago (MEDIAN #1483) and have become much less conventional since (#1096, DOWN 77%), with forms such as John becoming less in vogue. Ian, Ivan and Johan are three of the more fashionable baby names among these.
Similar Names
Joao is pronounced similarly to Ja-, Jae, Jai, Jay▼, Jaye, Je-, Jeh, Joe▼ and Joey▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adao, Jaap, Jaco, Jago, Jak, Jano, Jaq, Jax▲, Jeno, Jino, Jiro, Jo, Joab, Joash, Job, Jobe, Joby, Jodi, Jody▼, Joed, Joel, Johar, Jomal, Jomar, Jonah▲, Jonas, Jonn, Joop, Joos, Joram, Joran, Jordao, Jorg, Jori, Jorn, Joron, Jory, Jose▼, Josh▼, Joss, Jove, Jovi and Jovon. These names tend to be more commonly used than Joao.
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