Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒɑn.ə/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of John.

Related Names

VariantJohnna
DiminutivesJohnie, Johnnie
Masculine FormsJohn, Jon, Johnny
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna(Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana(Bulgarian) Joana, Jana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Janička, Janka(Czech) Johanna, Johanne(Danish) Jana, Janna, Johanna, Janneke, Jantine, Jantje(Dutch) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna(Finnish) Jeanne, Johanne, Jeannette, Jeannine(French) Xoana(Galician) Jana, Janina, Johanna(German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna, Nana(Greek) Johanna, Janka(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Giovanna, Ivana(Italian) Johanna(Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Janina(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne(Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Janka(Polish) Joana(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana(Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Yanina(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie(Scottish) Seonag, Sìne(Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana(Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Janka(Slovak) Ivana, Jana(Slovene) Janka(Sorbian) Juana(Spanish) Giovana, Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Jannike(Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna, Yanina(Ukrainian) Djene(Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan, Siana, Siani(Welsh)

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Entry updated October 11, 2012