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

A female given name.
(biblical) One of the women following Jesus.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), 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.
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 (Qiáo ān nà (literally 'tall, peaceful, graceful'))

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

biblical follower of Jesus

Arabic: يُوَنَّا‎‎ f (yuwannā)
Armenian: Հովհաննա (Hovhanna)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 約亞拿 (Yāo yà ná)
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)

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)
Syriac, Classical: ܝܘܚܢ‎‎ f (Yōḥan)

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Translations to be checked

Amharic: ^{(please verify)} ዮሐና (Yohäna)
Ancient Greek: ^{(please verify)} Ἰωάννα (Iōánna)
Arabic: ^{(please verify)} يُوَنَّا‎‎ (yuwannā)
Breton: ^{(please verify)} Janed
Bulgarian: Йоана Ioana, Yoana; Ивана Ivana; Яна Yana
Georgian: ^{(please verify)} იოანნა (ioanna)
Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} יוחנה‎‎ (Yoḥannah)
Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} Johanna
Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} Jóhanna

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

Polish

Proper noun

Joanna f (diminutive Joasia, Asia)

A female given name, cognate to Jane and Joan.
(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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Joanna f

A female given name, a spelling variant of Joana

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