Gianna

Gender Feminine
Usage Italian, Greek, English (Modern)
Scripts Γιάννα(Greek)
Pronounced Pron. JAN-na(Italian) YA-na(Greek) jee-AHN-ə(English) JAHN-ə(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Italian short form of Giovanna and a Modern Greek variant of Ioanna.

Its use in America started increasing in the late 20th century. It spiked in popularity in 2020 after the death of Gianna Bryant and her father, the basketball player Kobe Bryant, in a helicopter crash.

Related Names

VariantsGiò, Vanna, Giovannetta(Italian) Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna(Greek) Giana(English)
DiminutivesGiannina, Nina, Gia(Italian) Nana(Greek)
Masculine FormsGiannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis(Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana, Ivanka, Nina(Bulgarian) Joana, Jana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana, Žana, Nina, Vanja(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Janička, Janka, Johanka, Nina(Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jonna, Nina(Danish) Jana, Janna, Johanna, Hanke, Hanna, Hanne, Hannie, Janneke, Jantine, Jantje, Jennigje, Johanneke, Nina(Dutch) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Janne(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hannele, Janna, Jonna, Nina(Finnish) Jeanne, Johanne, Joanne, Nina, Ninette, Yanick, Yannick(French) Xoana(Galician) Jana, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hanne, Nina(German) Johanna, Hanna, Janka(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Johanna(Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Janina(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana, Jovanka, Jovka, Vana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike, Nina(Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Asia, Janka, Joasia, Nina(Polish) Joana, Joaninha(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana, Ionela, Oana(Romanian) Yana, Zhanna(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona(Scottish) Seonag, Sìne(Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana, Ivanka, Jovanka, Nina, Vanja(Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Janka, Nina(Slovak) Ivana, Jana, Žana, Nina, Vanja(Slovene) Janka(Sorbian) Juana, Juanita(Spanish) Giovana, Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Hanna, Jannike, Jonna, Nina(Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Djene(Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan(Welsh)

Popularity

People think this name is

formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange  

Categories

Elder Scrolls characters, ends in -anna, feminine forms, Full House and Fuller House characters, Italian Westerns, modern English, saints, short forms, The Sopranos characters, trendy
Entry updated April 23, 2024