Johannah

Meaning of Johannah

Johannah is a feminine given name deriving from the Hebrew יוחנן (Yochanan) via the Greek Ἰωάννα (Ioánna) and Latin Johanna, carrying the etymological meaning “Yahweh is gracious.” This Anglo-American form, distinguished by its double “n,” has been documented intermittently in parish registers and literary sources since the late medieval period and retains associations with the New Testament disciple Joanna as well as with various European royal and scholarly lineages. Its morphological construction aligns with other principal feminine variants of John—reflecting both patrilineal reverence and established liturgical tradition—and its phonetic profile (pronounced jo-HAN-uh, /dʒoʊˈhænə/) conforms to the characteristic stress pattern of English nominal forms. Analysis of United States birth data demonstrates that Johannah has maintained a modest but steady presence among female names throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, typically appearing in the lower quartile of the top one thousand names, which underscores its appeal to parents seeking a name that balances historical gravitas with contemporary distinctiveness.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as jo-HAN-uh (/dʒoʊˈhænə/)

• Johanna
• Hannah
• Joanna
• Jovanna
• Johana
• Johanne