Juana is a Spanish female first name. It is the feminine form of Juan (English John), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane, Janet, Jean, Joan, and Joanna. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to: People Juana I (1479–1555), Queen of Castile and Aragon Juana Rosa Aguirre (1877–1963), Chilean first lady Juana Azurduy de Padilla (1780–1862), South American military leader Juana Barraza (born 1957), Mexican serial killer Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza (1875–1942), Mexican writer Juana Bormann (1893–1945), German war criminal Juana Briones de Miranda (1802–1889), American landowner Juana Castro (born 1933), Cuban exile Juana de Ibarbourou (1892–1979), Uruguayan poet Juana Enriquez (1425–1468), Queen of Aragon Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695), Mexican scholar Juana Teresa Juega López (1885-1979), Galician-language Spanish poet Juana Lumerman (1905–1982), Argentine artist Juana Manuel (1339–1381), Queen of Castile Juana Manuela Gorriti (1818–1892), Argentine writer Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith (1798–1872), Spanish noblewoman Juana Maria (1811–1853), Native American castaway Juana Molina (born 1961), Argentine singer-songwriter Juana Romani (1869–1924), Italian painter Juana Ross Edwards (1830-1913), Chilean philanthropist Juana de J. Sarmiento (1899-1979), Colombian politician, activist Juana Saviñón (born 1980), Dominican volleyball player See also Juanita (disambiguation) Spanish feminine given names it:Juana