Gender Feminine
Scripts Йоана(Bulgarian)
Pronounced Pron. /i.ˈo̯a.na/(Romanian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Romanian feminine form of John. This is also an alternate transcription of Bulgarian Йоана (see Yoana).

Related Names

VariantsYanka, Yoana(Bulgarian)
DiminutivesIonela, Oana(Romanian)
Masculine FormsIoan, Ion, Iancu(Romanian) Ioan, Ivan, Yoan, Yanko(Bulgarian)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna(Breton) Joana, Jana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana, Ivanka, Vanja(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Iva, Ivanka(Czech) Johanna, Johanne(Danish) Jana, Janna, Johanna(Dutch) Jane, Janessa, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanna, Johanna, Johnna, Shauna, Shavon, Shavonne, Shawn, Shawna, Sheena, Johna, Johnie, Johnnie(English) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna(Finnish) Jeanne, Johanne(French) Xoana(Galician) Jana, Janina, Johanna(German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna, Nana(Greek) Johanna(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Giovanna, Ivana(Italian) Johanna(Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Janina(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana, Jovanka, Jovka, Vana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne, Vanja(Norwegian) Janina, Joanna(Polish) Joana(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Yana, Zhanna(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona(Scottish) Seonag, Sìne(Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana, Ivanka, Jovanka, Vanja(Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Iva, Ivanka(Slovak) Ivana, Jana, Iva, Ivanka, Vanja(Slovene) Juana(Spanish) Giovana, Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Vanja(Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Djene(Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan(Welsh)

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Name Days

Bulgaria: January 7

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Entry updated February 28, 2019