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Johanna

/d͡ʒəʊˈænə/

Johanna proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Johanna

  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. (historical) The Comoros island of Anjouan.
    • The commanders agreed to continue together, and put into Johanna for supplies of water and fresh provisions.1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 81
  3. A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia

Forms of Johanna

alternative formJo

Origin of Johanna

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, Sheena, and Zhanna.

Questions about Johanna

What does Johanna mean?
Johanna means a female given name from Latin.
What part of speech is Johanna?
Johanna is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Johanna?
Johanna is pronounced /d͡ʒəʊˈænə/.

Words near Johanna in the dictionary

  1. johads
  2. Johal
  3. Johals
  4. Johan
  5. Johann
  6. Johanna
  7. Johannah
  8. Johanne
  9. Johannean
  10. johannes
  11. Johannesburg

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