Johanna name - Meaning of Johanna
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 9
- Usage
- German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, English, Late Roman, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- yo-HAH-nah (German) , yo-HAHN-nah (Dutch), jo-HAN-na/jo-HON-na
- Johanna Meaning
- Latinate form of Ioanna (see Joanna). Johanna is a variant of Joanna, or Joan. Joan originates in Hebrew language and means "God is merciful". It is a feminine form of John and as a female name has been used since the 17th century. One of the most famous bearers of this name was Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, a French heroine who led the French army in the Hundred Years" War. She was burned by the English at the stake for heresy and later on declared a martyr.
Johanna Related Names
Variants: Johanne (Norwegian), Johanne (Danish), Joan, Joanna (English), Johana, Johane
Diminutives: Hanna, Hanne (German), Hanna, Jonna (Swedish), Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike (Norwegian), Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike, Jonna (Danish), Hanna, Hanne, Hannie, Jennigje, Johanneke (Dutch), Hanna (Hungarian), Hanna, Hannele, Janna, Jenna, Jenni, Jonna (Finnish), Jo, Joey (English)
Masculine Form: Johannes (Late Roman)
Other Languages: Tajuana (African American), Jone (Basque), Joanna (Biblical), Ioanna (Biblical Greek), Iohanna (Biblical Latin), Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yoana, Iva, Ivanka (Bulgarian), Joana, Jana (Catalan), Ivana, Iva, Ivanka, Nina, Žana (Croatian), Ivana, Jana, Johana, Ivanka, Janička, Nina (Czech), Jeanne, Nina, Ninette (French), Xoana (Galician), Ioanna, Nana (Greek), Jóhanna, Jóna (Icelandic), Chevonne, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Siobhan (Irish), Giovanna, Gia, Gianna, Giannina, Giovannetta, Nina, Vanna (Italian), Janina (Lithuanian), Ivana, Jovana, Iva, Jovanka, Jovka, Vana (Macedonian), Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French), Janina, Joanna, Asia, Joasia, Nina (Polish), Joana, Joaninha (Portuguese), Ioana, Ionela, Oana (Romanian), Yana, Zhanna, Ivanna (Russian), Jean, Seona, Seonag, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Sìne, Seònaid (Scottish), Ivana, Jovana, Iva, Ivanka, Jovanka, Nina (Serbian), Jana, Nina (Slovak), Ivana, Jana, Iva, Ivanka, Nina, Žana (Slovene), Juana, Juanita (Spanish), Siân, Siwan (Welsh)
Johanna Celebrities
Johanna Head - professional golfer, Johanna Hurwitz - writer, Johanna Moosdorf - writer, Johanna Rosaly - actress, Johanna Spyri - writer, Johanna Vogt - writer, Johanna Wokalek - actress,