Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἰωάννα
“God is gracious”
Ἰωάννα (Ĭōắnnā) is a feminine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Ĭōắnnā.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἰωάννα goes back to Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָה, meaning “God is gracious.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰωάννα is a feminine form of יוחנן.
Ἰωάννα’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰωάννα is a feminine form of יוחנן. Ἰωάννα has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Joanna. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰωάννα has a conventional equivalent in the German form Johanna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ἰωάννα has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
11 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- JoannaPolish
- JohannaGerman
- Joanaderivative · Portuguese
- Joanederivative · Basque
- Jonederivative · Basque
- Янінаderivative · Ukrainian
- Iehanederivative · Middle French
- Γιάνναdescendant · Greek
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