# Johanna
## English
### Alternative forms

* Jo

### Etymology

From Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.
Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, Sheena, and Zhanna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒəʊˈænə/, /d͡ʒəʊˈhænə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Johanna
* A female given name from Latin.
* (now historical) The Comoros island of Anjouan.
** 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 81:
    The commanders agreed to continue together, and put into Johanna for supplies of water and fresh provisions.

#### Translations
## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Johanna.

### Proper noun

Johanna
* a female given name from Hebrew

## Danish
### Proper noun

Johanna
* a female given name from Latin, biblical form of Johanne
* (biblical) Joanna.

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch Johanna, from Latin Iōhannā, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννᾱ (Iōánnā), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌjoːˈɦɑ.naː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Jo‧han‧na
* Rhymes: -ɑnaː

### Proper noun

Johanna f
* a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Johannes, equivalent to English Jane
* (biblical) Joanna

#### Related terms

* variants and pet forms: Jo

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Johanna
* a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Johannes
* (biblical) Joanna

#### Related terms

* Hanna, Jaana, Jaanika, Jana, Jane, Janne

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin Iohanna, Johanna, ultimately of Biblical Hebrew origin. Feminine equivalent of Johannes.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjohɑnːɑ/, [ˈjo̞ɦɑ̝nːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ohɑnːɑ
* Hyphenation: Jo‧han‧na

### Proper noun

Johanna
* a female given name from Latin
** 2008, Armas Alvari, Vuodeaikoja, Tammi, →ISBN, page 21:Miten sekopäinen nimi vaimolla oli: Johannaan mahtuivat Hanna, Anna ja Anna ja tietysti Johan sekä Jo, eikö sellainenkin nimi ollut mahdollinen.Just how a wacky name the wife had: in a Johanna you can fit a Hanna, Anna and Anna and of course Johan and Jo, aren't those names also possible.
* (biblical) Joanna.
** 1548, The Holy Bible, Luke 8:1-3:-- ia ne Caxitoistakymende henen cansans. Nin mös mutamat Waimot iotca hen oli parandanut pahoist Hengist ia Taudheist nimitten Maria ioca cutzuttin Magdalena iosta seitzemen Perkelet olit vloslectenet Ja Johanna Chusan Herodesen Foudhin Emende ia Susanna ia monda mwta iotca hende paluelit heiden Tauarastans.
** 1992, The Holy Bible, Luke 8:1-3:Hänellä oli seurassaan kaksitoista opetuslastaan sekä muutamia naisia, jotka hän oli parantanut taudeista ja vapauttanut pahojen henkien vallasta. Näitä olivat Magdalan Maria, josta hän oli ajanut ulos seitsemän pahaa henkeä, Johanna, jonka aviomies Kuusas oli Herodeksen korkeita virkamiehiä, sekä Susanna. Lisäksi oli monia muita naisia, ja kaikki nämä avustivat heitä omilla varoillaan.[A]nd the twelve were with him, and certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

#### Usage notes

* Popular middle name in Finland.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Johanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Johannani
Johannani
accusative
nom.
Johannani
Johannani
gen.
Johannani
genitive
Johannani
Johannojeni Johannaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Johannaani
Johannojani
inessive
Johannassani
Johannoissani
elative
Johannastani
Johannoistani
illative
Johannaani
Johannoihini
adessive
Johannallani
Johannoillani
ablative
Johannaltani
Johannoiltani
allative
Johannalleni
Johannoilleni
essive
Johannanani
Johannoinani
translative
Johannakseni
Johannoikseni
abessive
Johannattani
Johannoittani
instructive
comitative
—Johannoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Johannasi
Johannasi
accusative
nom.
Johannasi
Johannasi
gen.
Johannasi
genitive
Johannasi
Johannojesi Johannaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Johannaasi
Johannojasi
inessive
Johannassasi
Johannoissasi
elative
Johannastasi
Johannoistasi
illative
Johannaasi
Johannoihisi
adessive
Johannallasi
Johannoillasi
ablative
Johannaltasi
Johannoiltasi
allative
Johannallesi
Johannoillesi
essive
Johannanasi
Johannoinasi
translative
Johannaksesi
Johannoiksesi
abessive
Johannattasi
Johannoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Johannoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Johannamme
Johannamme
accusative
nom.
Johannamme
Johannamme
gen.
Johannamme
genitive
Johannamme
Johannojemme Johannaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Johannaamme
Johannojamme
inessive
Johannassamme
Johannoissamme
elative
Johannastamme
Johannoistamme
illative
Johannaamme
Johannoihimme
adessive
Johannallamme
Johannoillamme
ablative
Johannaltamme
Johannoiltamme
allative
Johannallemme
Johannoillemme
essive
Johannanamme
Johannoinamme
translative
Johannaksemme
Johannoiksemme
abessive
Johannattamme
Johannoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Johannoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Johannanne
Johannanne
accusative
nom.
Johannanne
Johannanne
gen.
Johannanne
genitive
Johannanne
Johannojenne Johannainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Johannaanne
Johannojanne
inessive
Johannassanne
Johannoissanne
elative
Johannastanne
Johannoistanne
illative
Johannaanne
Johannoihinne
adessive
Johannallanne
Johannoillanne
ablative
Johannaltanne
Johannoiltanne
allative
Johannallenne
Johannoillenne
essive
Johannananne
Johannoinanne
translative
Johannaksenne
Johannoiksenne
abessive
Johannattanne
Johannoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Johannoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Johannansa
Johannansa
accusative
nom.
Johannansa
Johannansa
gen.
Johannansa
genitive
Johannansa
Johannojensa Johannainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Johannaansa
Johannojaan Johannojansa
inessive
Johannassaan Johannassansa
Johannoissaan Johannoissansa
elative
Johannastaan Johannastansa
Johannoistaan Johannoistansa
illative
Johannaansa
Johannoihinsa
adessive
Johannallaan Johannallansa
Johannoillaan Johannoillansa
ablative
Johannaltaan Johannaltansa
Johannoiltaan Johannoiltansa
allative
Johannalleen Johannallensa
Johannoilleen Johannoillensa
essive
Johannanaan Johannanansa
Johannoinaan Johannoinansa
translative
Johannakseen Johannaksensa
Johannoikseen Johannoiksensa
abessive
Johannattaan Johannattansa
Johannoittaan Johannoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Johannoineen Johannoinensa :

#### Related terms

* Hanna, Hanne, Hannele, Janika, Janina, Janita, Janna, Janni, Jenna, Jenni, Jonna
* Johannes (and its variants)

#### Statistics

* Johanna is the 29th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 19,459 female individuals (and as a middle name to 92,494 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 13 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Etymology

From Latin Iohanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), which see.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /joˈhana/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Jo‧han‧na

### Proper noun

Johanna f (proper noun, genitive Johannas or (with an article) Johanna, masculine Johann or Johannes)
* a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Jane
* (biblical) Joanna.

#### Related terms

* variants: Hanna, Hanne, Jana, Janina, Janine, Janne, Jeanette, Johanne

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Johanna
* a female given name from Latin, variant of Johanne
* (biblical) Joanna.

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Johanna f
* a female given name, variant of Joana

## Swedish
### Etymology

Latin Johanna, Iohanna. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1312. Cognate with English Jane and Joan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jʊ²hana/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Johanna c (genitive Johannas)
* a female given name from Latin
* (biblical) Joanna.

#### Related terms

* Hanna, Jane, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny, Jonna

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 71 118 females with the given name Johanna living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.