Vanna

See also: vanna, vannā, and vaṇṇa

English

Etymology 1

From Slavic Vanna, from Ivana (Ѝвана) and Ivanna (Ива́нна), ultimately 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 Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, and Sinead.

Proper noun

Vanna (plural Vannas)

  1. A female given name from the Slavic languages.

Etymology 2

From Italian Vanna.

Alternative forms

  • de Vanna, deVanna, DeVanna, Devanna, de-Vanna, De-Vanna, De-vanna
  • di Vanna, diVanna, DiVanna, Divanna, di-Vanna, Di-Vanna, Di-vanna

Proper noun

Vanna (plural Vannas)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Anagrams

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