Gender Feminine
Usage French, Danish, Norwegian, Medieval French
Meaning & History
French, Danish and Norwegian form of Iohanna (see Joanna).
Related Names
DiminutivesJoannie (French (Quebec)) Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannie, Jonna (Danish) Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike (Norwegian)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne (African American) Jone (Basque) Zhanna (Belarusian) Joanna (Biblical) Ioanna (Biblical Greek) Iohanna (Biblical Latin) Yanna, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig (Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana, Nina (Bulgarian) Joana, Jana (Catalan) Ghjuvanna (Corsican) Ivana, Nina, Žana (Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Johanka, Nina (Czech) Jana, Janna, Johanna, Hanke, Hanna, Hanne, Hanneke, Hannie, Jannie, Jennigje, Johanneke, Joke, Nina (Dutch) Janae, Jane, Janessa, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanna, Johanna, Johnna, Shauna, Shavon, Shavonne, Shawn, Shawna, Sheena, Giana, Gianna, Jo, Joanie, Joann, Joanne, Jodene, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joetta, Joey, Johna, Johnie, Johnnie, Jonelle, Jonette, Joni, Jonie, Nina (English) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Janne (Estonian) Jóna (Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hannele, Janna, Jonna, Nina (Finnish) Xoana (Galician) Jana, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hanne, Nina (German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna, Nana (Greek) Johanna, Hanna (Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna, Jónína (Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán (Irish) Giovanna, Ivana, Gia, Gianna, Giannina, Giò, Giovannetta, Giovannina, Nina, Vanna (Italian) Johanna (Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna (Latvian) Janina (Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian) Janina, Joanna, Asia, Joasia, Nina (Polish) Joana, Joaninha (Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana, Geanina, Gianina (Romanian) Yana, Zhanna (Russian) Giuanna (Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona (Scottish) Seonag, Sìne (Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana, Nina (Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Nina (Slovak) Ivana, Jana, Nina, Žana (Slovene) Juana, Juanita (Spanish) Giovana, Johana (Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Hanna, Jonna, Nina (Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna (Ukrainian) Djene (Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan (Welsh)
Popularity
People think this name is
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Name Days
Norway: July 21
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Entry updated September 26, 2025