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Johanna

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Gender
  
female

Meaning
  
God is gracious

Word/name
  
Hebrew > Greek > Latin

Pronunciation
  
/dʒoʊˈhænə/; /dʒoʊˈænə/; German: [joˈhana]

Related names
  
Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, Joan, Joanna, Joanne

Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form Iōanna lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially. For more information on the name's origin, see the article on Joanna.

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Women named Johanna

  • Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland's first female Prime Minister and the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era.
  • Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, a.k.a. Yohanna, an Icelandic singer who was Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 singing "Is It True?"
  • Johanna Allik (born 1994), Estonian figure skater
  • Johanna Asplund, bassist in the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights
  • Johanna Barker, character in Steven Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Johanna Beisteiner, Austrian classical guitarist
  • Johanna Berglind, Swedish sign language educator
  • Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, Swedish writer
  • Johanna Edwards, American novelist
  • Johanna Fateman, American musician, writer and editor, former bandmember of punk band LeTigre
  • Johanna Griggs, Australian sportsperson and television personality
  • Johanna Hedén, Swedish obstetrician
  • Johanna Lind, 1993 Miss Sweden
  • Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer, Dutch writer
  • Johanna Lindsey, American author of romance novels
  • Johanna Löfblad, Swedish actress
  • Johanna Loisinger, opera singer
  • Johanna Long, racing driver
  • Johanna Nichols, linguist at UC Berkeley, known for inventing research techniques for the deep prehistory of languages, and for her mastery of Caucasian languages like Chechen
  • Johanna Ray, American casting director and producer
  • Johanna Rosaly, Puerto Rican actress
  • Johanna Schaller-Klier, retired German Olympic hurdler and Olympic gold medallist
  • Johanna von Schoultz, Finnish opera singer
  • Johanna Spyri, Swiss author, famous for Heidi
  • Johanna Talihärm (born 1993), Estonian biathlete
  • Johanna de Timmerman, Dutch poet
  • Johanna Waterous, Canadian businesswoman.
  • Johanna Wattier, Dutch actress
  • Johanna Sophia of Bavaria, Duchess consort of Austria
  • Marie Antoinette (born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna), dauphine of France
  • Kathryn Kuhlman (born Kathryn Johanna Kuhlman), American healing evangelist
  • a role in August Bournonville's comic ballet The Kermesse in Bruges
  • One of Bob Dylan's most critically praised songs is "Visions of Johanna".
  • "Johanna" is the title of a song from Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
  • "Johanna of the Spirits", a song by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies off the album Rapid City Muscle Car
  • "Johanna" is a song by The Stooges
  • "Johanna" is a song by the Canadian indie rock band Think About Life
  • Johanna (film), 2005 Hungarian film
  • "Johanna" is a song by Bobby Mackey about a notorious spirit within Bobby Mackey's Music World and was featured in an episode of Ghost Adventures.
  • Johanna Kustannus, record label
  • Johanna Mason, character in the popular Hunger Games series, being mentioned without a name in the first novel and appearing as a main character in Catching Fire and Mockingjay.
  • "Jossu" (song), a song by Finnish rapper Cheek. "Jossu" a Finnish nickname for Johanna.
  • Johanna Reyes, a character in the Divergent series beginning with Insurgent. She is the leader of the Amity faction.
  • Johanna, a playable hero character in the Blizzard Entertainment game, Heroes of the Storm.
  • Other occurrences

  • Lake Johanna
  • Johanna, Victoria, surf beach and holiday spot
  • 127 Johanna, asteroid
  • Johanna, Culemborg, a windmill in Gelderland, Netherlands
  • Johanna was a common name for the island of Anjouan in the Comoros during the 17th century
  • Name day

  • Latvia: 15 December
  • References

    Johanna Wikipedia