Given name

Iohanna

Iohanna is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Iohanna comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα, from Hebrew יוחנה.

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Iohanna’s family of names

In Latin usage, Iohanna has a later derivative in Jeanne. In Latin usage, Iohanna has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Joanna. In Latin usage, Iohanna has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jane.

Walk Iohanna’s family in the name graph

IohannaJaneJoannaHannaJoanJohannaJoanneJeanneJohanaJoanaHanneloreHannieSiwanSiobhánJóhannaJiâna

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Iohanna has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

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8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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