Joani

Meaning of Joani

Joani, pronounced JOH-nee (/ˈdʒoʊni/), is a streamlined offshoot of Joan, the English form of the Hebrew Yochanan, “God is gracious.” First registering on U.S. birth charts in the mid-1940s, the name bobbed along modestly for three decades, peaking with a heady 20 births in 1980 before settling into single-digit appearances in recent years. Pop-culture footnotes—most notably Joanie Cunningham of the sitcom “Happy Days” and folk legend Joni Mitchell’s parallel spelling—lend the name a faint retro shimmer without forcing it into period-piece territory. Because it never became truly ubiquitous, Joani still feels friendly yet uncommon, a sort of conversational cardigan: easy to wear, rarely duplicated, and quietly appreciative of its biblical roots.

Pronunciation

American English

• Pronunced as JOH-nee (/ˈdʒoʊni/)

• Joella
• Joanna
• Joanne
• Jolie
• Joelle
• Jolene
• Joni