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Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, Jenny, Joan, Joann, Joanne, Johanna, Jenna, Yoanna |
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα Iōanna from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה Yôḥānnāh meaning 'God is gracious'. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne.
The earliest recorded occurrence of the name Joanna, in Luke 8:3, refers to the disciple "Joanna the wife of Chuza," who was an associate of Mary Magdalene. Her name as given is Greek in form, although it ultimately originated from the Hebrew masculine name יְהוֹחָנָן Yehôḥānān or יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānān meaning 'God is gracious'. In Greek this name became Ιωαννης Iōannēs, from which Iōanna was derived by giving it a feminine ending. The original Latin form Joanna was used in English to translate the equivalents in other languages; for example, Juana la Loca is known in English as Joanna the Mad. The variant form Johanna originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The Greek form lacks a medial -h- because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially.
The Hebrew name יוֹחָנָה Yôḥānnāh forms a feminine equivalent in Hebrew for the name Joanna and its variants. The Christian Arabic form of John is يوحنّا Yūḥannā, based on the Judeo-Aramaic form of the name. For Joanna, Arabic translations of the Bible use يونّا Yuwannā based on Syriac ܝܘܚܢ Yoanna, which in turn is based on the Greek form Iōanna.
Sometimes in modern English Joanna is reinterpreted as a compound of the two names Jo and Anna, and therefore given a spelling like JoAnna, Jo-Anna, or Jo Anna. However, the original name Joanna is a single unit, not a compound. The names Hannah, Anna, Anne, Ann are etymologically related to Joanna just the same: they are derived from Hebrew חַנָּה Ḥannāh 'grace' from the same verbal root meaning 'to be gracious'.
Amharic - ዮሐና Yohäna
Albanian-Xhoana
Arabic - يُوَنّا Yuwannā
Armenian - Յովհաննա (Hovhanna), Օհաննա (Ōhanna), Ճիւաննա (Jouanna)
Basque language - Jone, Joana, Joane
Breton - Janed
Bulgarian - Йоана (Joana/Yoana), Ivana, Yana; diminutive: Яниџa (Yanizza, Yanitza, Yanitsa)
Catalan - Joana
Chinese - Modern 喬安娜 Qiáo ān nà (literally 'tall, peaceful, graceful'), Biblical 約亞拿 Yāo yà ná
Croatian - Ivana, Jana, Janja
Czech - Jana, Johana
Danish - Johanne
Dutch - Johanna, Joanna, diminutives Joke, Janneke
Estonian - Joanna, Johanna
Finnish - Johanna, Joanna
French - Jeanne, diminutive Jeannette, Janine, Old French - Jehane
Galician - Xoana
Georgian - იოანნა Ioanna
German - Johanna, diminutive Hanne
Greek - Ἰωάννα (Ioanna), Modern Greek - Γιάννα (Giánna), diminutive Γιαννούλα Yannoula
Hebrew - יוחנה Yoḥannah, יוהנה Yohannah
Hungarian - Johanna, Jana, diminutive Hanna, Janka
Icelandic - Jóhanna
Irish - Siobhán (after French Jeanne), diminutive Sinéad (after French Jeannette)
Italian - Giovanna, diminutive Gianna, Giannina, Vanna, Nina, Zana, Ivana
Latin - Joanna, Johanna
Lithuanian - Joana
Macedonian - Ivana, diminutive Ива (Iva); Јована (Jovana), diminutives Јованка (Jovanka), Јовка (Jovka), Yana
Malayalam - യോഹന്ന Yōhannā
Polish - Joanna, diminutive Joasia, Asia, Asieńka, Aśka, Asiunia
Portuguese - Joana
Romanian - Ioana
Russian - Яна (Yana), Жанна (Zhanna), Иoaннa (Ioanna, Greek form); diminutives Янина (Yanina), Яника (Yanika)
Serbian - Јована (Jovana), diminutive Јованка (Jovanka)
Slovak - Jana
Slovenian - Jana
Spanish - Juana, diminutive Juanita, Nita
Swedish - Johanna, diminutive Hanna
Syriac - ܝܘܚܢ Yoanna
Tamil - யோவன்னா Yōvannā
Ukrainian - Іванна (Ivanna), Іоанна (Ioanna)
Vèneto Joana (pronounced /jo'ana/ and /dʒo'ana/)
Welsh - Siân
Saint Joanna, one of the women associated with the ministry of Mary Magdalene. She brought myrrh to Christ's sepulcher and discovered the empty tomb (Luke 24:10).
Joanna (prioress of Lothen), twelfth century nun
Joanna Southcott, English prophetess
Royals and noblewomen
Joanna of Constantinople, Countess of Flanders
Joanna of Flanders, Duchess of Brittany
Joanna, Duchess of Brabant
Joanna I of Naples
Joanna of Bourbon
Joanna II of Naples
Joanna of Navarre, consort of King Henry IV of England
Saint Joana, Crown Princess of Portugal
Joanna of Castile, queen regnant of Castile, known as Joanna the Mad
Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Joanna Nobilis Sombre, Begum Samru of Sardhana
Joanna Ampil, Filipina musical theater actress and singer
Joanna Angel, American porn actress
Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet and playwright
Joanna Barnes, American actress
Joanna Bolme, American indie rock musician
Joanna Briscoe, English novelist
Joanna Bruzdowicz, Polish composer
Joanna Cameron, American actress who played Isis on The Secrets of Isis
Joanna Cassidy, American actress
Joanna Clark, American nun, naval officer, and activist
Joanna E. Cole, American politician from Vermont
Joanna Denny, British historian
Joanna Eden, British jazz singer
Joanna Forest, British classical crossover singer
Joanna Garcia, American actress
Joanna Gleason, Canadian actress
Joanna Going, born 1963, American actress
Joanna Gosling, British journalist
Joanna Hayes, American gold medalist in the 2004 Olympics
Joanna Hiffernan, artist's model and muse from Ireland
Joanna Jędrzejczyk, born 1987, Polish mixed martial artist
Joanna Jet, British trans woman, pornographic actress, model, and director
Joanna Kerns, American actress who played Maggie Seaver on Growing Pains
Joanna Klepko, Polish singer
Joanna Krupa, Polish-American model and actress
Joanna Levesque, an American singer; credited as Joanna "JoJo" Levesque in her acting career
Joanna Lee, American screenwriter, actress, and producer
Joanna Lumley, English actress and former model
JoAnna M. Lund, American author and cook
Joanna MacGregor, British classical, jazz, and contemporary pianist
Joanna Macy, American Buddhist scholar, author, and environmental activist
Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, Brazilian Olympic swimmer
Joanna Merlin (born Joann Ratner), American actress and casting director
Joanna Moore, American actress
Joanna Newsom, American harpist, singer, and songwriter
Joanna Norris, New Zealand journalist
Joanna Pacitti, American singer, known simply as Joanna
Joanna Page, Welsh actress
Joanna Pacuła, Polish actress
Joanna Parrish, English student murdered in France in 1990
Joanna Pettet, British actress
Joanna Pickering, British actress, writer, feminist, academic
Joanna Russ, American science fiction author known for her writing on radical feminist themes, author of The Female Man
Joanna Scanlan, English actress and television writer
Joanna Sexauer, Canadian dancer, illustrator, artist
Joanna Shimkus, Canadian actress
Joanna Simon, American opera singer
Joanna Simon, British author and wine journalist
Joanna Smolarek, Polish track and field sprinter
Joanna Stone, Australian javelin thrower
Joanna Sutton, Australian netball player
Joanna Townsend, Australian TV journalist
Joanna Thomas, British IFBB professional bodybuilder
Joanna Truffaut, French digital transformation advisor and entrepreneur
Joanna Wang (Wáng Ruòlín), Taiwanese singer and songwriter
Joanna Yeates, English landscape architect and victim in a high-profile 2010 murder case
Joanna Beauchamp, the lead character in Melissa de la Cruz's novel Witches of East End and the TV show made from it
Joanna Chambers, a scientist from the Power of Five series by Anthony Horowitz
Joanna Dark, the main character in Perfect Dark
Joanna Eberhart, protagonist of The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
The title character in the 1973 Brazilian film Joanna Francesa, played by Jeanne Moreau.
Joanna Beth "Jo" Harvelle, a hunter on Supernatural
The protagonist of the 1968 British film Joanna
Joanna McCoy, daughter of Leonard McCoy of Star Trek
Joanna May, title character in The Cloning of Joanna May, a science fiction novel by Fay Weldon
Jo Parrish, a police constable on Blue Heelers, 1999–2004
Jo Polniaczek on The Facts of Life
Lt. Joanna Reece on Forever (2014).
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