Meaning: God is gracious
The story
The Portuguese and Catalan form of Joanna, in the John family. Its single n is part of the established spelling, while pronunciation varies between the languages using it.
Nicknames
- Jô
- Joaninha
Spellings & variants
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Juana
- Giovanna
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Joana comes from Portuguese.
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