Joanna

See also: joanna and Jóanna

English

Etymology

From the New Testament Greek feminine form of John.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdʒoʊˈænə/
• Rhymes: -ænə

Proper noun

Joanna

1. A female given name.
2. (biblical) One of the women following Jesus.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Luke 8:1-3:

     :

     [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.

3. Obsolete spelling of Johanna (“the island of Anjouan”)

Translations

cognates of the given name — see Jane

transliterations of the given name

• Arabic: جُوَانَّا‎ f (juwānnā)
• Armenian: Ջոաննա (J̌oanna)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喬安娜 (Qiáoānnà, literally “tall, peaceful, graceful”)

• Classical Syriac: ܓܘܐܢܐ‎ f (Jōʾannā)
• Greek: Τζοάννα (el) f (Tzoánna)
• Hebrew: ג׳ואנה‎ f (Ǧo’annah)
• Russian: Джоа́нна f (Džoánna)

biblical follower of Jesus

• Arabic: يُوَنَّا‎ f (yuwannā)
• Armenian: Հովհաննա (Hovhanna)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 約亞拿 (Yāo yà ná)

• Classical Syriac: ܝܘܚܢ‎ f (Yōḥan)
• Czech: Jana (cs)
• Danish: Johanna
• Dutch: Johanna (nl)
• Estonian: Johanna (et)
• Finnish: Johanna (fi)
• French: Jeanne (fr)
• German: Johanna (de)
• Greek: Ιωάννα (el) f (Ioánna)

  Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννα f (Iōánna)

• Icelandic: Jóhanna (is) f
• Irish: Ióánna f
• Italian: Giovanna (it)
• Maori: Hoana
• Northern Sami: Johánná
• Norwegian: Johanna (no)
• Polish: Joanna (pl)
• Portuguese: Joana (pt) f
• Russian: Иоа́нна (ru) f (Ioánna)
• Spanish: Juana (es)
• Swahili: Yoana
• Swedish: Johanna (sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Amharic: ^{(please verify)} ዮሐና (yoḥäna)
• Ancient Greek: ^{(please verify)} Ἰωάννα (Iōánna)
• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} يُوَنَّا‎ (yuwannā)
• Breton: ^{(please verify)} Janed
• Bulgarian: Йоана (Joana), Ivana (Ivana), Яна (Jana)
• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} იოანნა (ioanna)
• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} יוחנה‎ (Yoḥannah)
• Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} Johanna (hu)

• Latin: ^{(please verify)} Joanna, ^{(please verify)} Johanna
• Lithuanian: ^{(please verify)} Joana (lt)
• Malayalam: ^{(please verify)} യോഹന്നാ (yōhannā)
• Old French: ^{(please verify)} Jehane
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} Ioana
• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} Јована, ^{(please verify)} Jovana (sh), ^{(please verify)} Ivana (sh), ^{(please verify)} Jana (sh)
• Slovak: ^{(please verify)} Jana
• Tamil: ^{(please verify)} யோவன்னா (yōvaṉṉā)
• Welsh: ^{(please verify)} Siân

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Polish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Joanna f (diminutive Joasia, Asia)

1. A female given name, cognate to Jane and Joan.
2. (biblical) Joanna.

Declension

declension of Joanna

	singular	plural
nominative	Joanna	Joanny
genitive	Joanny	Joann
dative	Joannie	Joannom
accusative	Joannę	Joanny
instrumental	Joanną	Joannami
locative	Joannie	Joannach
vocative	Joanno	Joanny

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Joanna f

1. A female given name, a spelling variant of Joana