Joanne

JoAnne Jo-Anne English Etymology 1 From en fro Joanne, from en 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 Johanna Juana Shavonne Sian Siobhan Shane Shaun Shauna Sheena. Pronunciation en /d͡ʒoʊn/ /ʒoʊn/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊˌæn/ GA en /d͡ʒəʊn/ /ʒoʊn/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊˌæn/ RP en əʊn 1 Proper noun en female French. en 1824 w:John Gibson Lockhart The History of Matthew Wald https://www.google.fr/books/edition/The_History_of_Matthew_Wald/TCc1AAAAMAAJ?pg=PA192 192 "Ye've seen the Lady?""I have," said I; "and I have seen the young ladies too, except Miss Joanne.""Ye may just as weel lay by the Miss, and ca' her Joan, like her mother afore her, nooThey've flung the puir lassie clean aff, Mr Waldie. Greeting for the father, and nae thought for the bairnthat's the warld's way, Mr Waldie.But God strikes not wi' baith hands, young man... en 1981 w:Margaret Atwood Bodily Harm 0385491077 https://www.google.fr/books/edition/Bodily_Harm/hewqkaiKkaUC?pg=PA24 24 Jocasta wasn't Jocasta's name: her real name was Joanne. She changed it when she was thirty-eight because, as she said what can you do with a name like Joanne? Too nice. She didn't dye her hair green or wear a safety pin in her ear but calling herself Jocasta was the equivalent. Good taste kills, said Jocasta. Alternative forms en Jo, en Joann Translations feminine form of John Jane Joanna Etymology 2 From various feminine names clipped to en Jo + en Anne, q.v. Pronunciation en /d͡ʒoʊˈæn/ GA en /d͡ʒəʊˈæn/ RP en En-Joanne.oga en æn 2 Proper noun en female. Alternative forms en Jo, en JoAnne, en Jo-Anne, en Jo Anne, en Joann, en JoAnn, en Jo-Ann, en Jo Ann, en Jo-An, en JoAn, en Jo An, en Johanne en 1-syllable words 2-syllable words female given names from Hebrew Neapolitan Etymology From nap la Iōannēs. Compare it Giovanni. Pronunciation nap [juˈann(ə)] Naples Proper noun nap proper noun John