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Jonna
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English
Etymology
Variant of en Johnna; compare en Jon.
Proper noun
en female.
Anagrams
en ajnno Jo-Ann JoAnn Joann
Danish
Etymology
Contraction of da Johanna.
Proper noun
da proper noun c
da female
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Jonnuson Jonnudóttir
Declension
Jonna Jonnu Jonnu Jonnu
Finnish
Etymology
Contraction of fi Johanna.
Pronunciation
fi
Proper noun
fi female
Declension
Jonn a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 8822 404 87
References
Anagrams
fi ajnno janon nojan
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Jona female given-name variant
Etymology
From nb Jon a male given name feminine name-forming suffix, with doubling of ⟨n⟩. Alternatively, a contracted form of nb Johanna. Both base names are ultimately derived from nb hbo יוֹחָנָן Yōḥānān Yahweh is gracious. early 18th century in Norway.“Jonna” at Nordic Names.
Compare da Jonna, sv Jonna, fi Jonna and fo Jonna female given name.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈjɔnː.a/
nb ɔnːa 2
nb Jon na
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female Norwegian
Usage notes
nb Jonna was most strongly used in Norway during the period from approximately 1945 to 1960.
nb Jonna is also used informally as a masculine pet form of nb Jon, but is rarely used as an official male given name.
Statistics
According to current data from Statistics Norway, 107 women in Norway had nb Jonna as their sole or first given name as of 1 January 2026.“Jonna” at Babyverden, citing Statistics Norway.
References
“Jonna – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Jonna” at Nordic Names.
Swedish
sv:
Etymology
From sv da Jonna, contraction of sv Johanna.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Jonna.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
References
Jonna in Namnens ursprung och betydelse by Svenska Akademien
Anagrams
sv ajnno nojan