Ἰωάννα

See also: Ιωάννα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה‎ (yōḥānā), feminine form of יוֹחָנָן‎ (yōḥānān). The Ancient Greek name is also the feminine form of Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), itself adapted from יוֹחָנָן‎.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/ → /i.oˈa.na/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.oˈa.na/

Proper noun

Ἰωάννᾱ • (Iōánnā) f (genitive Ἰωάννᾱς); first declension

1. Joanna.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἰωάννᾱ; τῆς Ἰωάννᾱς (Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἰωάννᾱ hē Iōánnā
Genitive	τῆς Ἰωάννᾱς tês Iōánnās
Dative	τῇ Ἰωάννᾳ têi Iōánnāi
Accusative	τὴν Ἰωάννᾱν tḕn Iōánnān
Vocative	Ἰωάννᾱ Iōánnā

Related terms

• Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs)

Descendants

• English: Jane, Jean, Joan
• French: Jeanne
• Galician: Xoana
• German: Johanna
• Greek: Ιωάννα (Ioánna), Ιάννα (Iánna), Γιάννα (Giánna)
• Irish: Siobhán
• Italian: Giovanna
• Latin: Ioanna, Iohanna, Joanna, Johanna
• Portuguese: Joana
• Romanian: Ioana
• Russian: Ива́нна (Ivánna)
• Spanish: Juana

References

• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G2489 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible