Joanna
Meaning of Joanna
Joanna is a sun-kissed traveler; she began as the Hebrew Yôḥānnān, glided through Greek Ιωάννα, salsa-stepped into Latin as Joanna, and now smiles in English as jo-AH-nuh. She carries the bright meaning “God is gracious,” a pocketful of kindness she unwraps like dulce de leche at a family fiesta. In the Bible, Joanna races to the empty tomb at dawn, her faith beating like a fast rumba, and ever since she has popped up in songs, novels, and street-corner serenades with the same lively rhythm. The charts show her dancing in and out of the Top 100 but never leaving the party—steady, loyal, and always ready to twirl again. Picture her in a crimson flamenco dress, sparkling with joy and a hint of mischief, whispering to new parents, “¡Vamos! Let’s fill this little life with grace and good stories.”
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as jo-AH-nuh (/dʒoʊˈænə/)
British English
- Pronunced as jo-AH-nuh (/dʒoʊˈanə/)
U.S. Popularity Chart
States Popularity Chart
Notable People Named Joanna
| Dame Joanna Lumley is a British actress and presenter best known for Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous, winning two BAFTAs and later earning a 2011 Tony nomination, the 2013 National Television Awards Special Recognition, and the 2017 BAFTA Fellowship. |
| Joanna Jędrzejczyk - Polish former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is widely regarded as the greatest female strawweight, setting records for title defenses and consecutive wins and becoming the first Polish and first female European UFC champion. |
| Joanna Newsom is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. |
| Joanna Gaines is an American interior decorator, television personality, and author best known for co-hosting Fixer Upper on HGTV with her husband Chip since 2013. |
| British film director and screenwriter Joanna Hogg debuted with Unrelated and went on to make Archipelago, Exhibition, The Souvenir and The Eternal Daughter, with two films topping the Sight and Sound poll and earning nominations at the British Independent Film Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards and the Berlin International Film Festival. |
| Joanna Asia Pajkowska is a celebrated Polish sea captain who has sailed over 250,000 nautical miles and in 2018 became the first Polish woman to complete a solo nonstop circumnavigation. |
| Joanna Stephens, a British inventor of a bladder stone remedy, received five thousand pounds from Parliament for revealing her recipe, which was studied in England and France and helped inspire modern biochemistry. |
| British Olympian Joanna Patricia Toch is also a practising barrister. |
| Joanna Rees is a San Francisco venture capitalist who founded Venture Strategy Partners and VSP Capital and ran unsuccessfully for mayor of San Francisco in 2011. |
| Joanna II of Naples - Joanna II, Queen of Naples from 1414 to 1435, claimed the titular crowns of Jerusalem, Hungary, Sicily, Dalmatia, Croatia, and Rama, and her death ended the senior line of the Capetian House of Anjou. |
| Joanna Sampson is a former American gymnast for the Michigan Wolverines who made history in 2014 as the first in the program to earn a perfect 10 on floor in postseason competition. |
| Joanna Hausmann Jatar is a Venezuelan American actress, comedian, and TV writer based in New York City who gained fame on YouTube and Univision Flama and is the co executive producer and head writer of Hamster and Gretel. |
| Joanna Vassa, the only surviving adult child of abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, is remembered by her listed grave at Abney Park Cemetery in London, though little is known of her life. |
| Joanna Horodyńska is a Polish model turned television stylist and presenter who also designs a clothing collection. |
