Joanna
Meaning
- A female given name from Latin [in turn from Hebrew].
- One of the women following Jesus.
- (obsolete) Obsolete spelling of Johanna (“the island of Anjouan”).
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌd͡ʒoʊˈænə/
Etymology
From Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
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