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Johannah
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English
Etymology
Anglicized spelling of Johanna.
Proper noun
en female Hebrew.
1897 Henry Harland, Comedies and Errors, Ayer Publishing (reprint), 0836940164, page 284:
I can't reconcile myself to being called Miss Silver. I can't realise the character. It's like an affectation, like making-believe. Directly I relax my vigilance, I forget, and sink back into Johannah Rothe. I'm always Johannah Rothe when I'm alone.