Joanna
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'''Joanna''' is a feminine given name deriving from [[Koine]] Greek {{polytonic|[[wikt:Ἰωάννα|Ἰωάννα]]}} ''Iōanna''. Variants in English include [[Joan]], Joann, [[Joanne]], and [[Johanna]]. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, [[Jane (given name)|Jane]], Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne.
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==In other languages==
*[[Amharic language|Amharic]] - ዮሐና Yohäna
*[[Arabic language|Arabic]] - يُوَنّا Yuwannā
*[[Armenian language|Armenian]] - Յովհաննա Hovhanna, Օհաննա Ōhanna
*[[Catalan language|Catalan]] - Joana
*[[Croatian language|Croatian]] - Ivana, Jana
*[[Czech language|Czech]] - Jana
*[[Danish language|Danish]] - Johanne
*[[Finnish language|Finnish]] - Joanna, Johanna
*[[French language|French]] - Johanna, Jeanne
**diminutive Jeannette, Janine
**[[Old French language|Old French]] - Jehane
*[[Georgian language|Georgian]] - იოანნა Ioanna
*[[German language|German]] - Johanna
**diminutive Hanne
*[[Greek language|Greek]] - Ιωάννα Ioanna
**[[Modern Greek]] - Γιάννα Yanna
***diminutive Γιαννούλα Yannoula
*[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] - יוחנה {{Unicode|Yoḥannah}}, יוכבָד Yocheved
*[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] - Johanna
**diminutive Hanna, Janka
*[[Irish language|Irish]] - Siobhán
**diminutive Sinéad
*[[Italian language|Italian]] - [[Giovanna]]
**diminutive Gianna, Vanna
*[[Latin]] - Joanna, Johanna
*[[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] - Joana
*[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] േയാഹന്നാ Yōhannā
*[[Polish language|Polish]] - Joanna
**diminutive Joasia, Asia, Asienka, Aśka
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] - Joana
*[[Romanian language|Romanian]] - Ioana
**diminutive Oana
*[[Russian language|Russian]] - Ивана Ivana
*[[Serbian language|Serbian]] - Jovana Јована
*[[Slovak language|Slovak]] - Jana
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]] - Juana
**diminutive Juanita
*[[Swedish language|Swedish]] - Johanna
**diminutive Jannike
*[[Syriac language|Syriac]] - ܝܘܚܢ Yoanna
*[[Tamil language|Tamil]] - யோவன்னா Yōva<u>nn</u>ā
*[[Welsh language|Welsh]] - Siân
The earliest recorded occurrence of the name Joanna, in [[Gospel_of_Luke#Attention_to_women|Luke]] 8:3, refers to the disciple "[[Saint Joanna|Joanna]] the wife of Chuza," who was an associate of Mary Magdalene. Her name as given is Greek in form, although it ultimately originated from the Hebrew masculine name יְהוֹחָנָן ''Yehôḥānān'' or יוֹחָנָן ''Yôḥānān'' meaning 'God is gracious'. In Greek this name became Ιωαννης ''Iōannēs'', from which ''Iōanna'' was derived by giving it a feminine ending. The original Latin form ''Joanna'' was used in English to translate the equivalents in other languages; for example, [[Joanna of Castile|Juana la Loca]] is known in English as Joanna the Mad. The variant form ''Johanna'' originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, by analogy with the Latin masculine name ''Johannes''. The Greek form lacks a medial ''-h-'' because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially.
The Hebrew name יוֹחָנָה ''{{Unicode|Yôḥānnāh}}'' was borne by men in earlier centuries, but in modern usage it has become feminine, to provide a Hebrew equivalent for the name Joanna and its variants. The Christian Arabic form of John is يوحنّا ''{{Unicode|Yūḥannā}}'', based on the Syriac form of the name. For Joanna, Arabic translations of the Bible use يونّا ''Yuwannā'' based on Syriac ܝܘܚܢ ''Yoanna'', which in turn is based on the Greek form ''Iōanna''.
Sometimes in modern English ''Joanne'' is reinterpreted as a compound of the two names Jo and Anne, and therefore given a spelling like JoAnne, Jo-Anne, or Jo Anne. However, the original name Joanna is a single unit, not a compound. The names [[Hannah (given name)|Hannah]], [[Anna (name)|Anna]], Anne, Ann are etymologically related to Joanna just the same: they are derived from Hebrew חַנָּה ''{{Unicode|Ḥannāh}}'' 'grace' from the same verbal root meaning 'to be gracious'.
==Women named Joanna==
*[[Saint Joanna]], one of the women associated with the ministry of Mary Magdalene. She brought myrrh to Christ's sepulchre and discovered the empty tomb (Luke 24:10).
*[[Joanna of Flanders]], Duchess of Brittany
*[[Joanna, Duchess of Brabant]]
*[[Joan I of Naples|Joanna I of Naples]]
*[[Joan II of Naples|Joanna II of Naples]]
*[[Joanna of Navarre]], consort of King Henry IV of England
*Saint [[Joana, Crown Princess of Portugal]]
*[[Joanna of Castile]], queen regnant of Castile, known as Joanna the Mad
*[[Jeanne, Countess of Flanders|Jeanne]], Countess of Flanders
*[[Joanna Baillie]], Scottish poet and playwright
*[[Joanna Cameron]], an American actress who played [[Isis]] on ''[[The Secrets of Isis]]''
*[[Joanne Campbell]], a British actress
*[[Joanna Cassidy]], American actress
*[[Joanna Gleason]], Canadian actress
*[[Joanna al-Askari Hussain]], known as Joanna of Kurdistan, a ''[[peshmerga]]'' warrior from Kurdistan in northern Iraq, who fought Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1980s and then escaped.
*[[Joanna Kerns]], an American actress who played Maggie Seaver on ''[[Growing Pains]]''.
*[[Joanna Krupa]], a Polish model and actress
*[[Joanna Lumley]], English actress and former model
*[[Joanna Newsom]], an American harpist, singer, and songwriter
*[[Joanna Pacitti]], a singer, known simply as Joanna
*[[Joanna Pacuła]], a Polish actress
*[[Joanna Russ]], an American science fiction author known for her writing on radical [[feminist]] themes, author of ''[[The Female Man]]''
*[[Joanna Stone]], an Australian javelin thrower
*[[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]], an American singer; credited as Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque in her acting career
*Joanna "Jojo" Hernandez, starred in the first season of The [[Oxygen Network]]'s hit reality show [[The Bad Girls Club]].
==Joanna in popular culture==
*''Joanna'' is the title of a 1925 American silent movie and a 1968 British musical movie.
*''Joanna'' is the name of a [[goanna]], a reptile, in [[The Rescuers Down Under]].
*''Joanna'' is the name of the main character in [[Erich Maria Remarque]]'s novel [[Arch of Triumph]].
==Songs containing references to 'Joanna'==
*"Joanna" by [[Cris Williamson]].
*"Joanna" by <nowiki>Rod McKuen</nowiki>.
*"[[Joanna (song)|Joanna]]" by [[Kool & the Gang]].
*"Joanna" by [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]].
*"[[I Don't Feel like Dancin'|I Don't Feel Like Dancing]]" by [[The Scissor Sisters]].
*"[[Chelsea Dagger]]" by [[Fratellis|The Fratellis]]
*"[[Gimme Hope Jo'anna]]" by [[Eddie Grant]], about the city of [[Johannesburg]], capital of the Republic of [[South Africa]].
*"Little Joanna" by [[Mcfly]].
*"[[When Joanna Loved Me]]" by [[Tony Bennett]].
*"Get Busy" by [[Sean Paul]].
*"Visions of Johanna" by [[Bob Dylan]].
*"Joanna" by [[Peter Grant (singer)|Peter Grant]].
*"God Told Me To" by [[Paul Kelly (U.S. musician)|Paul Kelly]].
*"Joanna" by [[The Maple State]].
*"A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend.
*"God Bless Joanna" by [[Neil Sedaka]].
*"Jo-anna Says" by [[Per Gessle]].
*"Johanna (Parts 1 & 2)", "Johanna (Act II)" by [[Stephen Sondheim]] in the musical [[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]
==In literature==
*''[[The Cloning of Joanna May]]'', a science fiction novel by [[Fay Weldon]].
*''Two Women of Galilee'', a novel by Mary Rourke about the friendship of Joanna and Mary, retelling events from the Gospel from the women's point of view.
==Other uses==
*''[[Joanna (butterfly)]]'', a [[genus]] of [[butterflies]] in the [[grass skipper]] [[family (biology)|family]].
*[[Joanna (typeface)]], a serif typeface designed by Eric Gill.
* "The Joanna" or "the old Joanna" are nicknames given to the [[piano]].
==External links==
* [http://www.geocities.com/edgarbook/names/j/joanna.html "Joanna" at Edgar's Name Pages] - with history, naming frequency statistics, related names, and famous namebearers
* Icons of St. Joanna the Myrrh-Bearer [http://www.comeandseeicons.com/j/inp76.htm here] and [http://www.comeandseeicons.com/j/sgp15.htm here]
*[http://www.joannab.c.la Joanna Artiste peinture sculpture]
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