Joanna

== English == === Alternative forms === Jo, Joann === Etymology === 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 === (US) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒoʊˈænə/ Rhymes: -ænə === Proper noun === Joanna A female given name from Latin [in turn from Hebrew]. (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. Obsolete spelling of Johanna (“the island of Anjouan”). ==== Derived terms ==== Joan ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin Joanna, variant of Johanna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjoɑnːɑ/, [ˈjo̞ɑ̝nːɑ̝] Rhymes: -oɑnːɑ Syllabification(key): Jo‧an‧na Hyphenation(key): Jo‧an‧na === Proper noun === Joanna a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Joanna is the 286th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,786 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,836 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == Latin == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna). === Pronunciation === Joanna: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [joˈan.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [joˈan.na] === Proper noun === Joanna f sg (genitive Joannae); first declension a female given name, equivalent to English Joanna ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Joanna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɔˈan.na/ Rhymes: -anna Syllabification: Jo‧an‧na === Proper noun === Joanna f (diminutive Joasia or Asia) (countable) a female given name from Latin [in turn from Koine Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Jane, Joan, or Joanna (uncountable, biblical) Joanna (one of the women following Jesus) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Joanna”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Joanna f a female given name, variant of Joana