Comments for the name Joanne

A famous person with the name Joanne is JK Rowling, aka Joanne Kathleen Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series.

Joanne Rowling does not actually have a middle name, but she added the name Kathleen as that was her grandmothers name.

Actress Joanne Woodward (Mrs. Paul Newman) is a famous bearer. She won the Oscar as Best Actress in 1957 for 'The Three Faces of Eve'.

Joanne Jefferson is a character in "Rent".

Another version is Joannie. The girl I know named this is French so the J is softer then English pronunciation and just rolls off tongue.

It does sound beautiful with a soft J. I think I'd tell people to pronounce it like that if it was my name.

Joanne was used the most between 1930 and 1950.

Joanne is a very pretty name. I have only known one girl named Joanne.

Joanne B. Sguelia is a forensic scientist who is included in the book In Their Shoes by Deborah Reber.

It sounds a bit old-fashioned, and also a bit country. It also reminds me of a very arrogant former MTV host.

One of the two middle names of Lady GaGa (Stefani Joanne Angela Germanotta.

This name is pretty, but despite the Jo Rowling connection, I still see this as a bit of a "country name"
Joanne isn't nearly as pretty as Joanna, which itself isn't even as pretty as the stunning Johanna.

This is my mom's name and people always spell it Jo Ann or Joann or even Joan which is pretty annoying.

I have an aunt named Joanne but she's often called Jo. I'm not a big fan, but the nickname Jo suits her well.

Everyone says this name is too country and I strongly disagree. I am the anti-country.

Joanne Whalley (born August 25, 1961) is a British actress. She plays Vannozza dei Cattanei (Lucrezia Borgia's mother) on The Borgias. She also used to be married to Val Kilmer.