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.

# 890 in the US

Juanita Rank in US Top 1000

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

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