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Johanna
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Johánná Jóhanna
English
Alternative forms
en Jo
Etymology
From en la Johanna, variant of la Joanna, from en grc-koi Ἰωάννα, from en he יוֹחָנָה Yôḥānāh God is gracious, the feminized form of he יְהוֹחָנָן Yəhōḥānān which produced en John and its many doublets.
en Ivana Jana Jane Janice Janis Jean Jeanne Jen Joan Joanna Joanne Juana Shavonne Sian Siobhan Shane Shaun Shauna Sheena Zhanna.
Pronunciation
en /d͡ʒəʊˈænə/ /d͡ʒəʊˈhænə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Johanna.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Johanna2.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en female Latin.
en now historical The Comoros island of Anjouan.
1808–10, William Hickey (memoirist) William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 81:
The commanders agreed to continue together, and put into Johanna for supplies of water and fresh provisions.
en locality shire:Pref/Colac Otway south western s/Victoria c/Australia
Translations
feminine form of John Jane Joanna
en 3-syllable words
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Johanna + 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb female Hebrew
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female Latin, biblical form of Johanne
da biblical character Joanna.
Dutch
Etymology
From nl dum Johanna, from nl la Iōhannā, from nl grc Ἰωάννᾱ, from nl he יוֹחָנָה.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌjoːˈɦɑ.naː/
nl Nl-Johanna.ogg
nl Jo han na
nl ɑnaː
Proper noun
f
nl female Latin Jane Johannes
nl biblical character Joanna
Related terms
variants and pet forms: nl Jo
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female Latin Johannes
et biblical character Joanna
Related terms
et Hanna, et Jaana, et Jaanika, et Jana, et Jane, et Janne
Finnish
Etymology
From fi la Iohanna, la Johanna, ultimately from fi hbo יוֹחָנָה Yôḥānāh God is gracious. Feminine equivalent of fi Johannes.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female Latin
fi Vuodeaikoja w:fi:Armas Alvari 21 2008 Tammi 978-951-31-4152-3 Miten sekopäinen nimi vaimolla oli: Johannaan mahtuivat Hanna, Anna ja Anna ja tietysti Johan sekä Jo, eikö sellainenkin nimi ollut mahdollinen. Just how a wacky name the wife had: in a Johanna you can fit a Hanna, Anna and Anna and of course Johan and Jo, aren't those names also possible.
fi biblical character Joanna.
fi The Holy Bible Luke 8:1-3 1548 -- ia ne Caxitoistakymende henen cansans. Nin mös mutamat Waimot iotca hen oli parandanut pahoist Hengist ia Taudheist nimitten Maria ioca cutzuttin Magdalena iosta seitzemen Perkelet olit vloslectenet Ja Johanna Chusan Herodesen Foudhin Emende ia Susanna ia monda mwta iotca hende paluelit heiden Tauarastans. -
fi The Holy Bible Luke 8:1-3 1992 Hänellä oli seurassaan kaksitoista opetuslastaan sekä muutamia naisia, jotka hän oli parantanut taudeista ja vapauttanut pahojen henkien vallasta. Näitä olivat Magdalan Maria, josta hän oli ajanut ulos seitsemän pahaa henkeä, Johanna, jonka aviomies Kuusas oli Herodeksen korkeita virkamiehiä, sekä Susanna. Lisäksi oli monia muita naisia, ja kaikki nämä avustivat heitä omilla varoillaan. [A]nd the twelve were with him, and certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
Usage notes
Popular middle name in Finland.
Declension
Johann a
Related terms
fi Hanna, fi Hanne, fi Hannele, fi Janika, fi Janina, fi Janita, fi Janna, fi Janni, fi Jenna, fi Jenni, fi Jonna
fi Johannes and its variants
Statistics
dvv_20250813 6 19426 92137 26
References
German
de:
Etymology
de he
From de la Iohanna, from de grc-koi Ἰωάννα, which see.
Pronunciation
de /joˈhana/
de De-Johanna.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Jo han na
Proper noun
f.gen:s:-[with an article] Johann:Johannes
de female Latin Jane
de biblical character Joanna.
Related terms
variants: de Hanna, de Hanne, de Jana, de Janina, de Janine, de Janne, de Jeanette, de Johanne
Norwegian Bokmål
Johanna,no:Johanna
Alternative forms
nb Johanne, nb Joanna
Pronunciation
nb /juˈhanːa/
nb anːa 3
nb Jo han na
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female Latin < Koine Greek < Biblical Hebrew Johanna
nb biblical Joanna, one of the women who followed Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
Usage notes
Both nb Johanna and nb Johanne were especially popular in Norway during the nineteenth century. Historically, nb Johanna was particularly common in Trøndelag and Northern Norway.
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 2,310 women in Norway had nb Johanna as their sole or first given name in 2025.Table 10501: Persons, by girls' name and boys' name, Statistics Norway.
References
“Johanna” in Store norske leksikon.
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
pt female Joana
Swedish
Etymology
sv la Johanna, la Iohanna. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1312. Cognate with en Jane and en Joan.
Pronunciation
sv /jʊ²hanːa/
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Johanna.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female Latin
sv biblical character Joanna.
Related terms
sv Hanna, sv Jane, sv Jeanette, sv Jennie, sv Jenny, sv Jonna
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 71 118 females with the given name Johanna living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.