Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˌjo.ˈha.na/(German) /jʊ.ˈhan.na/(Swedish) yo-HAHN-nah(Danish) /joː.ˈɦɑ.naː/(Dutch) /ˈjo.ɦɒn.nɒ/(Hungarian) /ˈjo.ɦɑn.nɑ/(Finnish) /d͡ʒoʊ.ˈhæn.ə/(English) /d͡ʒoʊ.ˈæn.ə/(English)  [key·simplify]

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, Jody, 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, Nina, Vanja, Žana(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Janička, Janka, Johanka, 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) 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, Nina, Vanja, Žana(Slovene) Janka(Sorbian) Juana, Juanita(Spanish) Giovana, Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Djene(Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan(Welsh)
Same SpellingJóhanna
User SubmissionJohánná

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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 April 23, 2024