Given name · Greek
Ιωάννα
Ιωάννα (Ioánna) is a feminine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Jane.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Greek usage, Ιωάννα is a feminine form of Ιωάννης.
Ιωάννα’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ιωάννα shares an earlier linguistic root with Γιάννα. In Greek usage, Ιωάννα has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joan. In Greek usage, Ιωάννα has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jane.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ιωάννα has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ιωάννα
- Ioanna ChatziioannouGreek weightlifterborn 1973
- Ioanna StamatopoulouGreek water polo playerborn 1998
- Ioanna KarystianiGreek screenwriterborn 1952
- Ioanna TsatsouGreek writer and poet (1904–2000)
- Ioanna PapantoniouGreek author, scenic designer, costume designer and folklorist (1936–2026)
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