# Johanna

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒəʊˈænə/ · frequency rank #25,811

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.
2. The Comoros island of Anjouan.
3. A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia

## Etymology
From Latin Johanna, variant of Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.
Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, Sheena, and Zhanna.

## Easily confused with
- **Johnny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johanna-vs-johnny)
- **Johannes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johanna-vs-johannes)
- **Johan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johan-vs-johanna)
- **joanna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joanna-vs-johanna)
- **Joanne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joanne-vs-johanna)

## Common misspellings (8)
`jhoanna`, `jjohanna`, `joahnna`, `johana`, `johanan`, `johhanna`, `johnana`, `ojhanna`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/johanna