See also: joanna, Jóanna, and Joanną

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally God is gracious), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.

Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Joanna

  1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Hebrew].
  2. (biblical) One of the women following Jesus.
    • :
      [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).

Derived terms

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Translations

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin Joanna. Variant of Johanna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjoɑnːɑ/, [ˈjo̞ɑ̝nːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oɑnːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Jo‧an‧na
  • Hyphenation(key): Jo‧an‧na

Proper noun

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Joanna

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection of Joanna (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative Joanna Joannat
genitive Joannan Joannien
Joannoiden
Joannoitten
partitive Joannaa Joannia
Joannoita
illative Joannaan Joanniin
Joannoihin
singular plural
nominative Joanna Joannat
accusative nom. Joanna Joannat
gen. Joannan
genitive Joannan Joannien
Joannoiden
Joannoitten
Joannojen rare
Joannain rare
partitive Joannaa Joannia
Joannoita
Joannoja rare
inessive Joannassa Joannoissa
Joannissa
elative Joannasta Joannoista
Joannista
illative Joannaan Joanniin
Joannoihin
adessive Joannalla Joannoilla
Joannilla
ablative Joannalta Joannoilta
Joannilta
allative Joannalle Joannoille
Joannille
essive Joannana Joannoina
Joannina
translative Joannaksi Joannoiksi
Joanniksi
abessive Joannatta Joannoitta
Joannitta
instructive Joannoin
Joannin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Joanna (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

Statistics

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  • Joanna is the 294th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,729 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,780 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Joanna.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Joanna f (diminutive Joasia or Asia)

  1. (countable) a female given name from Latin [in turn from Koine Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Jane, Joan, or Joanna
  2. (uncountable, biblical) Joanna (one of the women following Jesus)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Joanna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Joanna f

  1. a female given name, variant of Joana