English Explanatory Dictionary

Joanne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from French.
name
  1. A female given name.
name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Joanne.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒoʊn/ /ʒoʊn/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊˌæn/ /d͡ʒəʊn/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊˌæn/ /d͡ʒoʊˈæn/ /d͡ʒəʊˈæn/ En-Joanne.oga

Word forms

Joanne Jo Joann Jo-Anne Jo Anne Jo-Ann Jo Ann Jo-An JoAn Jo An Johanne

Etymology

From Old French Joanne, from Latin 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, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

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