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Joao

/d͡ʒoʊˈaʊ/

Joao proper noun: a male given name from Portuguese.

Proper noun

Joao

  1. A male given name from Portuguese.

Origin of Joao

Borrowed from Portuguese João. Doublet of John.

Questions about Joao

What does Joao mean?
Joao means a male given name from Portuguese.
What part of speech is Joao?
Joao is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Joao?
Joao is pronounced /d͡ʒoʊˈaʊ/.

Words near Joao in the dictionary

  1. Joannite
  2. Joannites
  3. joans
  4. Joans of Arc
  5. Joany
  6. Joao
  7. Joaquin
  8. Joaquin Macias
  9. joaquinite
  10. joaquinites
  11. Joateca

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Joao (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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