Ἰωάννα

See also: Ιωάννα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /i.ɔː.án.naː/ → /i.oˈan.na/ → /i.oˈa.na/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /i.ɔː.án.naː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.oˈa.na/

Proper noun

Ἰωάννᾱ • (Iōánnā) f (genitive Ἰωάννᾱς); first declension

1. Joanna.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἰωάννᾱ; τῆς Ἰωάννᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἰωάννᾱ hē Iōánnā
Genitive	τῆς Ἰωάννᾱς tês Iōánnās
Dative	τῇ Ἰωάννᾳ têi Iōánnāi
Accusative	τὴν Ἰωάννᾱν tḕn Iōánnān
Vocative	Ἰωάννᾱ Iōánnā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs)

Descendants

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

References

• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G2489 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible