Joanna

See also joanna

English

Etymology

From the New Testament Greek feminine form of John

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænə

Proper noun

Joanna

1. A female given name.
2. (biblical) One of the women following Jesus.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized 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.

Translations

cognates of the given name — see Jane

transliterations of the given name

• Arabic: جوانّا (ar) (Juwānnā) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喬安娜 (cmn) (Qiáo ān nà (literally 'tall, peaceful, graceful'))

• Greek: Τζοάννα (el) (Tzoánna) f
• Hebrew: ג'ואנה (he) (Ǧo’annah) f
• Russian: Джоанна (ru) (Džoánna) f

biblical follower of Jesus

• Arabic: يُوَنّا (ar) (Yuwannā) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 約亞拿 (cmn) (Yāo yà ná)

• Czech: Jana (cs)
• Danish: Johanna (da)
• Estonian: Johanna (et)
• Finnish: Johanna (fi)
• French: Jeanne (fr)
• German: Johanna (de)
• Greek: Ιωάννα (el) (Ioánna) f

• Irish: Ióánna (ga) f
• Italian: Giovanna (it)
• Northern Sami: Johánná
• Norwegian: Johanna (no)
• Polish: Joanna (pl)
• Russian: Иоанна (ru) (Ioánna) f
• Spanish: Juana (es)
• Swedish: Johanna (sv)

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• Amharic: ዮሐና Yohäna
• Arabic: يُوَنّا Yuwannā
• Armenian: Յովհաննա Hovhanna, Օհաննա Ōhanna
• Breton: Janed
• Bulgarian: Йоана Ioana, Yoana; Ивана Ivana; Яна Yana
• Old French: Jehane
• Georgian: იოანნა Ioanna
• Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννα Ioanna
• Hebrew: יוחנה Yoḥannah

• Hungarian:Johanna
• Icelandic: Jóhanna
• Latin: Joanna, Johanna
• Lithuanian: Joana
• Malayalam: േയാഹന്നാ Yōhannā
• Portuguese: Joana
• Romanian: Ioana
• Serbo-Croatian: Јована (Jovana), Ivana, Jana
• Slovak: Jana
• Syriac: ܝܘܚܢ Yoanna
• Tamil: யோவன்னா Yōvannā
• Welsh: Siân

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Polish

Proper noun

Joanna f

1. A female given name, cognate to Jane and Joan.
2. (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

Related terms

• diminutives: Joasia, Asia