Joanna

• Jo, Joann

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.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒoʊˈænə/

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• Rhymes: -ænə

Joanna

1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Hebrew].
2. (biblical) One of the women following Jesus.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 8:1-3:
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     [A]nd the twelve were with him, and certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

3. Obsolete spelling of Johanna (“the island of Anjouan”).

• Joan

From Latin Joanna. Variant of Johanna.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoɑnːɑ/, [ˈjo̞ɑ̝nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oɑnːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Jo‧an‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): Jo‧an‧na

Joanna

1. a female given name

• Joanna is the 294^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,729 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,780 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Learned borrowing from Latin Joanna.

• IPA^(key): /jɔˈan.na/

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• Rhymes: -anna
• Syllabification: Jo‧an‧na

Joanna f (diminutive Joasia or Asia)

1. (countable) a female given name from Latin [in turn from Koine Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Jane, Joan, or Joanna
2. (uncountable, biblical) Joanna (one of the women following Jesus)

• Joanna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Joanna f

1. a female given name, variant of Joana