| Johanna |
| Pronunciation |
English: /dʒoʊˈhænə/; German: [joˈhana] |
| Gender |
female |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Hebrew > Greek > Latin |
| Meaning |
God is gracious |
| Other names |
| Related names |
Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, Joan, Joanna, Joanne |
Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form Iōanna lacks a medial -h- because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially. For more information on the name's origin, see the article on Joanna.
[edit] Women named Johanna
- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland's first female Prime Minister (incumbent) and the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era.[1][2]
- Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, a.k.a. Yohanna, an Icelandic singer who was Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 singing "Is It True?"
- Johanna Asplund, bassist in the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights
- Johanna Barker, a character in Steven Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Johanna Berglind, a Swedish sign language educator
- Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, Swedish writer
- Johanna Edwards, an American novelist
- Johanna Fateman, an American musician, writer and editor, former bandmember of punk band LeTigre
- Johanna Griggs, Australian sportsperson and television personality
- Johanna Hedén, Swedish obstetrician
- Johanna Lind, 1993 Miss Sweden
- Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer, Dutch writer
- Johanna Lindsey, an American author of romance novels
- Johanna Löfblad, a Swedish actress
- Johanna Loisinger, opera singer
- Johanna Nichols, a linguist at UC Berkeley, known for inventing research techniques for the deep prehistory of languages, and for her mastery of Caucasian languages like Chechen
- Johanna Ray, an American casting director and producer
- Johanna von Schoultz, Finnish opera singer
- Johanna Spyri, Swiss author, famous for Heidi
- Johanna de Timmerman, Dutch poet
- Johanna Wattier, was a Dutch actress
- Johanna Sophia of Bavaria, Duchess consort of Austria
- Johanna Adwah Ayima Kjærbo, Danish topmodel
[edit] Johanna in popular culture
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Moody, Jonas (2009-01-30). "Iceland Picks the World's First Openly Gay PM". Time. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1875032,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "First gay PM for Iceland cabinet". BBC News. 1 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7863923.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
