Johanna

See also: Johánná and Jóhanna

English

Alternative forms

• Jo

Etymology

From Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.

Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəʊˈænə/, /d͡ʒəʊˈhænə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Johanna

1. A female given name from Latin.
2. (now historical) The Comoros island of Anjouan.
   • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 81:

     The commanders agreed to continue together, and put into Johanna for supplies of water and fresh provisions.

Translations

feminine form of John — see Jane,‎ Joanna

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Johanna.

Proper noun

Johanna

1. a female given name from Hebrew

Danish

Proper noun

Johanna

1. a female given name from Latin, biblical form of Johanne
2. (biblical) Joanna.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Johanna, from Latin Iōhannā, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννᾱ (Iōánnā), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌjoːˈɦɑ.naː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Jo‧han‧na
• Rhymes: -ɑnaː

Proper noun

Johanna f

1. a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Johannes, equivalent to English Jane
2. (biblical) Joanna

Related terms

• variants and pet forms: Jo

Estonian

Proper noun

Johanna

1. a female given name from Latin, feminine form of Johannes
2. (biblical) Joanna

Related terms

• Hanna, Jaana, Jaanika, Jana, Jane, Janne

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Iohanna, Johanna, ultimately of Biblical Hebrew origin. Feminine equivalent of Johannes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjohɑnːɑ/, [ˈjo̞ɦɑ̝nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ohɑnːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Jo‧han‧na

Proper noun

Johanna

1. a female given name from Latin
   • 2008, Armas Alvari, Vuodeaikoja, Tammi, →ISBN, page 21:

     Miten sekopäinen nimi vaimolla oli: Johannaan mahtuivat Hanna, Anna ja Anna ja tietysti Johan sekä Jo, eikö sellainenkin nimi ollut mahdollinen.

     Just how a wacky name the wife had: in a Johanna you can fit a Hanna, Anna and Anna and of course Johan and Jo, aren't those names also possible.

2. (biblical) Joanna.
   • 1548, The Holy Bible, Luke 8:1-3:

     -- ia ne Caxitoistakymende henen cansans. Nin mös mutamat Waimot iotca hen oli parandanut pahoist Hengist ia Taudheist nimitten Maria ioca cutzuttin Magdalena iosta seitzemen Perkelet olit vloslectenet Ja Johanna Chusan Herodesen Foudhin Emende ia Susanna ia monda mwta iotca hende paluelit heiden Tauarastans.

   • 1992, The Holy Bible, Luke 8:1-3:

     Hänellä oli seurassaan kaksitoista opetuslastaan sekä muutamia naisia, jotka hän oli parantanut taudeista ja vapauttanut pahojen henkien vallasta. Näitä olivat Magdalan Maria, josta hän oli ajanut ulos seitsemän pahaa henkeä, Johanna, jonka aviomies Kuusas oli Herodeksen korkeita virkamiehiä, sekä Susanna. Lisäksi oli monia muita naisia, ja kaikki nämä avustivat heitä omilla varoillaan.

     [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.

Usage notes

• Popular middle name in Finland.

Declension

Inflection of Johanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Johanna	Johannat
genitive		Johannan	Johannojen
partitive		Johannaa	Johannoja
illative		Johannaan	Johannoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Johanna	Johannat
accusative	nom.	Johanna	Johannat
	gen.	Johannan
genitive		Johannan	Johannojen Johannain rare
partitive		Johannaa	Johannoja
inessive		Johannassa	Johannoissa
elative		Johannasta	Johannoista
illative		Johannaan	Johannoihin
adessive		Johannalla	Johannoilla
ablative		Johannalta	Johannoilta
allative		Johannalle	Johannoille
essive		Johannana	Johannoina
translative		Johannaksi	Johannoiksi
abessive		Johannatta	Johannoitta
instructive		—	Johannoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Johanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Johannani Johannani accusative nom. Johannani Johannani gen. Johannani genitive Johannani Johannojeni Johannaini rare partitive Johannaani Johannojani inessive Johannassani Johannoissani elative Johannastani Johannoistani illative Johannaani Johannoihini adessive Johannallani Johannoillani ablative Johannaltani Johannoiltani allative Johannalleni Johannoilleni essive Johannanani Johannoinani translative Johannakseni Johannoikseni abessive Johannattani Johannoittani instructive — — comitative — Johannoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Johannasi Johannasi accusative nom. Johannasi Johannasi gen. Johannasi genitive Johannasi Johannojesi Johannaisi rare partitive Johannaasi Johannojasi inessive Johannassasi Johannoissasi elative Johannastasi Johannoistasi illative Johannaasi Johannoihisi adessive Johannallasi Johannoillasi ablative Johannaltasi Johannoiltasi allative Johannallesi Johannoillesi essive Johannanasi Johannoinasi translative Johannaksesi Johannoiksesi abessive Johannattasi Johannoittasi instructive — — comitative — Johannoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Johannamme Johannamme accusative nom. Johannamme Johannamme gen. Johannamme genitive Johannamme Johannojemme Johannaimme rare partitive Johannaamme Johannojamme inessive Johannassamme Johannoissamme elative Johannastamme Johannoistamme illative Johannaamme Johannoihimme adessive Johannallamme Johannoillamme ablative Johannaltamme Johannoiltamme allative Johannallemme Johannoillemme essive Johannanamme Johannoinamme translative Johannaksemme Johannoiksemme abessive Johannattamme Johannoittamme instructive — — comitative — Johannoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Johannanne Johannanne accusative nom. Johannanne Johannanne gen. Johannanne genitive Johannanne Johannojenne Johannainne rare partitive Johannaanne Johannojanne inessive Johannassanne Johannoissanne elative Johannastanne Johannoistanne illative Johannaanne Johannoihinne adessive Johannallanne Johannoillanne ablative Johannaltanne Johannoiltanne allative Johannallenne Johannoillenne essive Johannananne Johannoinanne translative Johannaksenne Johannoiksenne abessive Johannattanne Johannoittanne instructive — — comitative — Johannoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Johannansa Johannansa accusative nom. Johannansa Johannansa gen. Johannansa genitive Johannansa Johannojensa Johannainsa rare partitive Johannaansa Johannojaan Johannojansa inessive Johannassaan Johannassansa Johannoissaan Johannoissansa elative Johannastaan Johannastansa Johannoistaan Johannoistansa illative Johannaansa Johannoihinsa adessive Johannallaan Johannallansa Johannoillaan Johannoillansa ablative Johannaltaan Johannaltansa Johannoiltaan Johannoiltansa allative Johannalleen Johannallensa Johannoilleen Johannoillensa essive Johannanaan Johannanansa Johannoinaan Johannoinansa translative Johannakseen Johannaksensa Johannoikseen Johannoiksensa abessive Johannattaan Johannattansa Johannoittaan Johannoittansa instructive — — comitative — Johannoineen Johannoinensa

Related terms

• Hanna, Hanne, Hannele, Janika, Janina, Janita, Janna, Janni, Jenna, Jenni, Jonna
• Johannes (and its variants)

Statistics

• Johanna is the 29^th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 19,459 female individuals (and as a middle name to 92,494 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 13 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

From Latin Iohanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), which see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joˈhana/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Jo‧han‧na

Proper noun

Johanna f (proper noun, genitive Johannas or (with an article) Johanna, masculine Johann or Johannes)

1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Jane
2. (biblical) Joanna.

Related terms

• variants: Hanna, Hanne, Jana, Janina, Janine, Janne, Jeanette, Johanne

Norwegian

Proper noun

Johanna

1. a female given name from Latin, variant of Johanne
2. (biblical) Joanna.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Johanna f

1. a female given name, variant of Joana

Swedish

Etymology

Latin Johanna, Iohanna. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1312. Cognate with English Jane and Joan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊ²hana/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Johanna c (genitive Johannas)

1. a female given name from Latin
2. (biblical) Joanna.

Related terms

• Hanna, Jane, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny, Jonna

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 71 118 females with the given name Johanna living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.