Giovanna is an Italian feminine first name. It is the feminine counterpart of the masculine
Giovanni, which in turn is the Italian form of
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Seco ...
; it is thus the Italian equivalent of
Jane,
Joanna
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janic ...
,
Jeanne, etc. In Brazil, the feminine name Giovanna has many variations, the most common of which is Geovanna.
People known by this name include:
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Giovanna of Italy
, house = Savoy
, father = Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
, mother = Elena of Montenegro
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Rome, Kingdom of Italy
, death_date =
, death_place = Estoril, Portuguese Riviera
, burial ...
(Tsarina Ioanna of Bulgaria) born Princess Giovanna of Savoy and was the last Tsarina of Bulgaria
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Giovanna (singer) Giovanna Nocetti (born 10 March 1945), known mononymously as Giovanna, is an Italian singer, record producer and songwriter, mainly successful in the 1970s.
Life and career
Born in Viareggio, Giovanna started playing the guitar during her high sc ...
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References
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Italian feminine given names
Given names