Juanita

Spanish, feminine variation of Juan

"God is gracious"

Juanita Origin and Meaning

The name Juanita is a girl's name of Spanish origin.

Pervasive in all Spanish-speaking cultures, Juanita, like Juana, has not emigrated.

Juanita Rank in US Top 1000

# 890 in the US

Famous People Named Juanita

• Juanita Millender McDonald, U.S. Congresswoman from California
• Juanita Moore American actress
• Juanita Hall American actress
• Juanita Coulson American science fiction writer
• Juanita Hansen American silent film actress
• Juanita Jordan ex,wife of American basketballer Michael Jordan
• Juanita Nielsen Australian retail heiress
• Juana de la Caridad "Juanita" Castro sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro
• Juanita Bynum American televangelist and gospel singer
• Juanita Casey (born Joy Barlow) British playwright and poet
• Juanita Terblanche South African politician
• Juanita Stein lead singer of Australian band Howling Bells
• Juanita Horton birth name of Bessie Love, American silent film actress

The name Juanita in Pop Culture

• Juanita "Nita " character in the "Divergent" series
• Juanita Solis character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
• Juanita Vasquez character on TV soap "Passions"
• Mummy Juanita or "The Ice Maiden," 15th,century Inca mummy discovered in 1995
• "Wanita" or "Juanita " 1923 Al Jolson hit song
• "Juanita" 1956 song by Chuck Willis
• "Juanita " song aka "Nita Juanita"
• "Juanita " song by Underworld
• "Juanita" song by the Flying Burrito Brothers
• "Juanita " 1935 French movie
• "Juanita Banana " Filipino TV series, as well as a song of the same name by The Peels

International Variations of the name Juanita

• Wenitah Cherokee
• Wenitah Sioux