Johanna

Where Johanna comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Johanna
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1827
    Johanna Spyri born
    Swiss writer
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #191 among girls — 64 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1883
    Peak, #179
    85 babies named Johanna — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1991
    Johanna Konta born
    British female tennis player
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Johanna Spyri · Swiss writer, 1827–1901
  • Johanna Konta · British female tennis player, born 1991
  • Johanna Larsson · Swedish tennis player, born 1988
  • Johanna Schopenhauer · German writer, 1766–1838
  • Johanna Klier · East German hurdler, born 1952

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.