Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Joanna

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Joanna NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakesName Days 80%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English, Polish, Biblical Pronounced Pron. /ˌd͡ʒoʊ.ˈæn.ə/(English) /jɔ.ˈan.na/(Polish) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Expand Links English and Polish form of Latin Iohanna, which was derived from Greek Ἰωάννα (Ioanna), the feminine form of Ioannes (see John). This is the spelling used in the English New Testament, where it belongs to a follower of Jesus who is regarded as a saint. In the Middle Ages in England it was used as a Latinized form of Joan (the usual feminine form of John) and it became common as a given name in the 19th century.

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Family Tree·Details RootsYahweh + ḥananVariantsJohanna, Joan(English) DiminutivesJo, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joetta, Joey, Jodene(English) Asia, Joasia(Polish) Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana, Nina(Bulgarian) Joana, Jana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana, Nina, Žana(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Johanka, Nina(Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannie, Jonna, Nina(Danish) Jana, Janna, Johanna, Hanke, Hanna, Hanne, Hanneke, Hannie, Jannie, Jennigje, Johanneke, Joke, Nina(Dutch) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Janne(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hannele, Janna, Jonna, Nina(Finnish) Jeanne, Johanne, Joanne, Nina, Yanick, Yannick(French) Joannie(French (Quebec)) Xoana(Galician) Jana, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hanne, Nina(German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna, Nana(Greek) Johanna, Hanna(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna, Jónína(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Giovanna, Ivana, Gia, Gianna, Giannina, Giò, Giovannetta, Giovannina, Nina, Vanna(Italian) Johanna(Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Janina(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike, Nina(Norwegian) Joana, Joaninha(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana, Geanina, Gianina(Romanian) Yana, Zhanna(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona(Scottish) Seonag, Sìne(Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana, Nina(Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Nina(Slovak) Ivana, Jana, Nina, Žana(Slovene) Juana, Juanita(Spanish) Giovana, Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Hanna, Jonna, Nina(Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Djene(Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan(Welsh) User SubmissionJoanna

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Details Last ranked #97 in 1982 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #772 in 1930 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #98 in 1984 Canada Last ranked #488 in 2024 England & Wales Last ranked #490 in 2002 France Last ranked #455 in 2021 Netherlands Last ranked #99 in 1992 New Zealand Last ranked #100 in 1986 Norway Last ranked #73 in 2024 Poland Last ranked #96 in 1999 Scotland Last ranked #329 in 2024 United States

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