Joanna

Meaning

  1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Hebrew].
  2. One of the women following Jesus.
  3. (obsolete) Obsolete spelling of Johanna (“the island of Anjouan”).

Synonyms

Frequency

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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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