Given name
Joasia
Joasia is a feminine given name from Polish, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Polish use, Joasia is a diminutive of Joanna. An origin associated with Joanna is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Polish Joanna, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָה.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
In Polish use, Joasia is a diminutive of Joanna. The history of Joanna gives this family its wider story. Joanna was in use during the Middle Ages.
Explained through its name family
Joasia’s family of names
In Polish usage, Joasia is a diminutive of Joanna. In German usage, Joasia has a related form in Johanna. In Polish usage, Joasia is a shortened form of Joanna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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