Ἰωάννα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yōḥannā), feminine form of יוחנן (Yōḥānān). The Ancient Greek name is also the feminine form of Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs), itself adapted from יוחנן.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /i.ɔ͜ɔ.án̚na͜a/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ioːán̚naː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ioán̚na/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ioán̚na/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ioána/

Proper noun

Ἰωάννα (genitive Ἰωάννας) f, first declension; (Iōannā)

1. Joanna.

Inflection

    First declension of Ἰωάννᾱ, Ἰωάννᾱς

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Ἰωάννᾱ
Genitive	Ἰωάννᾱς
Dative	Ἰωάννᾳ
Accusative	Ἰωάννᾱν
Vocative	Ἰωάννᾱ

Related terms

• Ἰωάννης

Descendants

• English: Jane, Jean, Joan
• French: Jeanne
• Galician: Xoana
• Greek: Ιωάννα, Ιάννα, Γιάννα
• Irish: Siobhán
• Italian: Giovanna
• Latin: Ioanna, Iohanna, Joanna, Johanna
• Portuguese: Joana
• Romanian: Ioana
• Russian: Ивана (Ivana)
• Spanish: Juana

References

• Bauer lexicon
• Strong's Concordance number: G2489