Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. yo-HA-na(German) yuw-HA-na(Swedish) yo-HAHN-nah(Danish) yo-HAH-na(Dutch) YO-hawn-naw(Hungarian) YO-hahn-nah(Finnish) jo-HAN-ə(English) jo-AN-ə(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Latinate form of Greek Ioanna (see Joanna).

Related Names

VariantsJohanne(Norwegian) Johanne(Danish) Joanna, Joan(English)
DiminutivesHanna, Hanne(German) Hanna, Jonna(Swedish) Hanna, Hanne, Janne(Norwegian) Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jonna(Danish) Hanna, Hanne, Hannie, Jennigje, Johanneke, Hanke(Dutch) Hanna(Hungarian) Hanna, Hannele, Janna, Jonna(Finnish) Janne(Estonian) Jo, Joey(English)
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, Ivanka, Nina, Vanja, Žana(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Iva, Ivanka, Janička, Janka, Nina(Czech) Jóna(Faroese) Jeanne, Johanne, Joanne, Nina, Ninette, Yanick, Yannick(French) Xoana(Galician) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna, Nana(Greek) Jóhanna, Jóna(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Giovanna, Ivana, Gia, Gianna, Giannina, Giò, Giovannetta, Nina, Vanna(Italian) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Janina(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana, Jovanka, Jovka, Vana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Janina, Joanna, Asia, Janka, Joasia, Nina(Polish) Joana, Joaninha(Portuguese) 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, Iva, Ivanka, Janka, Nina(Slovak) Ivana, Jana, Iva, Ivanka, Nina, Vanja, Žana(Slovene) Janka(Sorbian) Juana, Juanita(Spanish) Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Shan, Siân, Siwan(Welsh)
Same SpellingJóhanna
User SubmissionJohánná

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Austria: May 30
Austria: December 12
Estonia: August 15
Finland: July 21
Germany: December 12
Hungary: March 28
Latvia: December 15
Sweden: July 21

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Entry updated June 9, 2023