Johanne

English Etymology Spelling variant of Joanne. Proper noun en female Hebrew occasionally used in English. Danish Etymology Variant of da Johanna, feminine form of da Johannes. Cognate with English Jane and Joan. Proper noun da proper noun da female Related terms da Hanna, da Hanne, da Hansine, da Jane, da Janne, da Janni, da Jannie, da Jeanett, da Jeanette, da Jeannette, da Jenny, da Jensine, da Joan, da Johanna, da Jonna, da Sine References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 67 097 females with the given name Johanne have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May 2011. German Proper noun de proper noun de female Johanna Norwegian Bokmål Johanne,no:Johanne Alternative forms nb Joanna, nb Johanna Etymology A younger form of nb Johanna, ultimately from nb la Iōhanna, a variant of la Joanna, from nb grc-koi Ἰωάννα Iōánna, from nb hbo יוֹחָנָה Yôḥānāh Yahweh is gracious. The Hebrew name is the feminine form corresponding to hbo יְהוֹחָנָן Yəhōḥānān, the source of nb Johannes. 15th century in Norway. Compare nn Johanne, da Johanne, sv Johanne, is Jóhanna, fo Jóhanna, de Johanna, en Joanna and fr Johanne female given name. Pronunciation nb /juˈhanːə/ nb anːə 3 nb Jo han ne Proper noun nb proper noun nb female Latin < Koine Greek < Biblical Hebrew Jane, traditionally regarded as the feminine counterpart of nb Johannes Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Johanne is 21 July. nb Johanne was especially popular during the 19th century and ranked seventh among female given names in Norway in the period 1820–1829. Its use declined afterwards before increasing again towards the end of the 20th century. The name was historically particularly common in Østfold and Sogn og Fjordane. Among women bearing the name in the period 1900–2017, 81 percent had nb Johanne as their second given name rather than as their sole or first given name. Derived terms nb Hanne short form nb Janne short form nb Jane contracted form; also an independently borrowed name Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 5,119 women in Norway had nb Johanne as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“10501: Persons, by year and first name”, Statistics Norway. In 2025, 134 girls born in Norway were given nb Johanne as their first name, making it the 48th-most popular girls' name that year.“Jentenavn”, Statistics Norway. References “Johanne – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon. “Johanne” at Nordic Names. Kristoffer Kruken and Ola Stemshaug (2013), Norsk personnamnleksikon, 3rd edition, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 9788252173680. Johanne Johanne no