Given name
Johanne
“God is gracious”
Johanne has a related form in Jane. In Hebrew use, Jane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Johanne has a related form in Jane. In Hebrew use, Jane carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Johanne has a related form in Joanna. An origin associated with Joanna is Greek. In English use, Johanne has a related form in Joanne. An origin associated with Joanne is Old French.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Danish usage, Johanne is a feminine form of Johannes.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Johanne has a related form in Joanna. The history of Joanna gives this family its wider story. Joanna was in use during the Middle Ages. Johanne has a related form in Jane. The history of Jane gives this family its wider story. Lady Jane Grey is one of the name’s historical bearers. In fiction, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre gave it a lasting nineteenth-century association; the novel appeared in 1847.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Johanne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,452
- 0 boys · 1,452 girls
- Most popular year
- 1939
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,301 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Johanne’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Johanne has a short form in Jo. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Johanne shares a linguistic root with the English form Joanna. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Johanne has a related form in Jane.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Johanne has relatives in 12 languages.
15 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Janevariant · Norwegian Bokmål, English
- Joannavariant · Norwegian Bokmål, Polish
- Johannavariant · German, Norwegian Bokmål
- Joannevariant · English
- Joshort form · Norwegian Nynorsk
- Hanneshort form · Norwegian Bokmål, German
- Jannediminutive · Danish
- Jannikediminutive · Norwegian
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Johanne
- Johanne Schmidt-NielsenDanish politicianborn 1984
- Johanne Luise HeibergDanish actress (1812–1890)
- MorissetteFilipino singer and songwriter (born 1996)
- Johanne DefayFrench surferborn 1993
- Johanne DybwadNorwegian actress (1867–1950)
- Wilhelmine Reichard19th century aeronaut1788–1848
- Johanne KilliNorwegian freestyle skierborn 1997
- Johanne Mathilde DietrichsonNorwegian painter (1837-1921)
- Johanne Cathrine KrebsDanish painter (1848-1924)
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