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Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα Iōanna. Koine Greek (Κοινὴ Ἑλληνική, "common Greek" or, ciˈni ðiˈale̞kto̞s "the common dialect" is the popular form of Greek which emerged in Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Joanne is a common given name for females being a variant of Joanna, the feminine form of John and is derived from the Latin name Johanna and has a Hebrew Johanna is a feminine name a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne. Jane is a feminine given name It is the English form of the Old French name Jehanne, which was an old feminine form of the male name Johannes or Ioannes

Joanna
Given Name

Genderfemale
Related namesJoanne, Joan, Jean
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The Hebrew name יוֹחָנָה Yôḥānnāh was borne by men in earlier centuries, but in modern usage it has become feminine, to provide a Hebrew equivalent for the name Joanna and its variants. The Christian Arabic form of John is يوحنّا Yūḥannā, based on the Syriac form of the name. For Joanna, Arabic translations of the Bible use يونّا Yuwannā based on Syriac ܝܘܚܢ Yoanna, which in turn is based on the Greek form Iōanna.

Sometimes in modern English Joanne is reinterpreted as a compound of the two names Jo and Anne, and therefore given a spelling like JoAnne, Jo-Anne, or Jo Anne. However, the original name Joanna is a single unit, not a compound. The names Hannah, Anna, Anne, Ann are etymologically related to Joanna just the same: they are derived from Hebrew חַנָּה Ḥannāh 'grace' from the same verbal root meaning 'to be gracious'. Hannah is a personal name also spelt Hanna or Hana, deriving from the Hebrew language חַנָּה (Channah meaning "He (God has favoured me/favours me (i Name Anna is a Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah ( Hebrew: חַנָּה or Channah, meaning "favor" or "grace

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Dictionary

joanna

-noun

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A piano.

Joanna

-proper noun

  1. A female given name.
  2. (Biblical) One of the women following Jesus (Luke 8:3, 24:10).
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