Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include

Joan Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multip ...

, Joann, Joanne, and

Johanna 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/ cou ...

. Other forms of the name in English are

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Jane Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ...

Janet Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psych ...

Janice Janice may refer to: * Janice (given name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) * ''Janice & Abbey'', a reality TV series * Processor codename of the Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android smartphone * Janice, Łódź Voivodes ...

Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of the name Joanna, in Luke 8:3, refers to the disciple "

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, Janice ...

the wife of Chuza," who was an associate of Mary Magdalene. Her name as given is Greek in form, although it ultimately originated from the Hebrew masculine name יְהוֹחָנָן ''Yəhôḥānān'' or יוֹחָנָן ''Yôḥānān'' meaning 'God is gracious'. In Greek this name became Ιωαννης ''Iōannēs'', from which ''Iōanna'' was derived by giving it a feminine ending. The name Joanna, like Yehohanan, was associated with Hasmonean families. Saint Joanna was culturally

Hellenized Hellenization (other British spelling Hellenisation) or Hellenism is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language and identity by non-Greeks. In the ancient period, colonization often led to the Hellenization of indigenous peoples; in th ...

, thus bearing the Grecian adaptation of a Jewish name, as was commonly done in her

milieu The social environment, social context, sociocultural context or milieu refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops. It includes the culture that the individual was educate ...

. At the beginning of the Christian era, the names Iōanna and Iōannēs were already common in

Judea Judea or Judaea ( or ; from he, יהודה, Standard ''Yəhūda'', Tiberian ''Yehūḏā''; el, Ἰουδαία, ; la, Iūdaea) is an ancient, historic, Biblical Hebrew, contemporaneous Latin, and the modern-day name of the mountainous sou ...

. The name ''Joanna'' and its equivalents became popular for women "all at once" beginning in the 12th century in Navarre and the south of France. In England, the name did not become current until the 19th century. The original Latin form ''Joanna'' was used in English to translate the equivalents in other languages; for example,

Juana la Loca Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad ( es, link=no, Juana la Loca), was the nominal Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was married by arrangement to Phi ...

is known in English as Joanna the Mad. The variant form ''Johanna'' originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, by analogy with the Latin masculine name ''Johannes''. The Greek form lacks a medial ''-h-'' because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially. The Hebrew name יוֹחָנָה ''Yôḥānāh'' forms a feminine equivalent in Hebrew for the name Joanna and its variants. The Christian Arabic form of John is يوحنّا ''Yūḥannā'', based on the Judeo-Aramaic form of the name. For Joanna, Arabic translations of the Bible use يونّا ''Yuwannā'' based on Syriac ܝܘܚܢ ''Yoanna'', which in turn is based on the Greek form ''Iōanna''. Sometimes in modern English ''Joanna'' is reinterpreted as a compound of the two names Jo and Anna, and therefore given a spelling like JoAnna, Jo-Anna, or Jo Anna. However, the original name Joanna is a single unit, not a compound. The names Hannah,

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ...

, Anne, Ann are etymologically related to Joanna just the same: they are derived from Hebrew חַנָּה ''Ḥannāh'' 'grace' from the same verbal root meaning 'to be gracious'.

In other languages

* Amharic - ዮሐና Yohäna * Albanian - Xhoana *

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- يُوَنّا Yuwannā *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

- Յովհաննա (Hovhanna), Օհաննա (Ōhanna) * Basque language - Jone, Joana, Joane *

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

- Janed *

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

- Йоана (Joana/Yoana),

Ivana Ivana ( sr, Ивана) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic ...

, Yana; diminutive: Яниџa (Yanizza, Yanitza, Yanitsa) *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

- Joana *

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

- Modern Qiáo ān nà (literally 'tall, peaceful, graceful'), Biblical Yāo yà ná * Croatian -

, Jana, Janja *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

- Jana, Johana *

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

- Johanne * Dawan - Yohana *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

- Johanna, Joanna, diminutives

Joke A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laughter, laugh and is usually not meant to be interpreted literally. It usually takes the form of a story, often with ...

, Janneke * Estonian - Joanna,

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

- Johanna, Joanna, Jonna, Janette, Janna, Jaana, Hanne *

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

- Juana * French - Jeanne, diminutive Jeannette, Janine,

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intellig ...

- Jehane * Galician - Xoana *

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

- იოანნა Ioanna *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

- Johanna, diminutive

Hanne Hanne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hanne Blank (born 1969), American historian, writer, editor and public speaker * Hanne Budtz (1915–2004), Danish politician and lawyer * Hanne Darboven (born 1941), German c ...

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

- (Ioanna),

Modern Greek Modern Greek (, , or , ''Kiní Neoellinikí Glóssa''), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (, ), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the ...

- Γιάννα (Giánna), diminutive Γιαννούλα Yannoula *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

- יוחנה Yoḥanah, יוהנה Yohannah * Hungarian - Johanna, Jana, diminutive Hanna, Janka * Icelandic - Jóhanna *

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

- Yohana *

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

- Siobhán (after French ''Jeanne''), diminutive Sinéad (after French ''Jeannette'') *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

Giovanna 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; it is thus the Italian equivalent of Jane, Joanna, Jeanne, etc. In Brazil, the feminine name Giovann ...

, diminutive Gianna, Giannina, Vanna, Nina, Zana, Ivana *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

- Modern 조안나 Joanna, Biblical 요안나 Yoanna *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

- Joanna, Johanna * Lithuanian - Joana * Macedonian -

, diminutive Ива (Iva); Јована (Jovana), diminutives Јованка (Jovanka), Јовка (Jovka), Yana *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

- യോഹന്ന Yōhannā *

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

- جوانا Jovannā *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

- Joanna, diminutive Joasia, Asia, Asieńka, Aśka, Asiunia *

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

- Joana *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

- Ioana *

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

- Яна (Yana), Жанна (Zhanna), Иoaннa (Ioanna, Greek form); diminutives Янина (Yanina), Яника (Yanika) * Serbian - Јована (Jovana), diminutive Јованка (Jovanka) * Slovak - Jana *

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

- Jana *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

- Juana, diminutive Juanita, Nita *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

- Johanna, diminutive Hanna *

Syriac Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...

- ܝܘܚܢ Yoanna *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

- யோவன்னா Yōvannā *

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- Joana *

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

- Іванна (Ivanna), Іоанна (Ioanna) * Vèneto - Joana (pronounced // and //) *

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

- Siân

Women named Joanna

Religion

Saint Joanna Joanna ( grc-x-koine, Ἰωάννα, translit=Iōanna, also el, Ἰωάνα), the wife of Chuza (), is a woman mentioned in the gospels who was healed by Jesus and later supported him and his disciples in their travels. She is one of the women ...

, one of the women associated with the ministry of Mary Magdalene. She brought myrrh to Christ's sepulcher and helped discover the empty tomb (Luke 24:10). * Joanna (prioress of Lothen), twelfth century nun *

Joanna Southcott Joanna Southcott (or Southcote; April 1750 – 26 December 1814) was a self-described religious prophetess from Devon, England. A "Southcottian" movement continued in various forms after her death; its eighth prophet, Mabel Barltrop, died i ...

(1750–1814), English prophetess

Royals and noblewomen

* Joanna of Constantinople (c. 1199–1244), Countess of Flanders *

Joanna of Flanders Joanna of Flanders ( 1295 – September 1374) was Duchess of Brittany by her marriage to John of Montfort. Much of her life was taken up in defence of the rights of her husband and, later, son to the dukedom, which was challenged by the House of ...

(c. 1295–1374), Duchess of Brittany * Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322–1406) *

Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo Joanna of Durazzo (1344 – 20 July 1387) was the eldest daughter and eldest surviving child of Charles, Duke of Durazzo, and his wife, Maria of Calabria. She succeeded as duchess on the death of her father in 1348 when she was only a child of f ...

(1344–1387) *

Joanna I of Naples Joanna I, also known as Johanna I ( it, Giovanna I; December 1325 – 27 July 1382), was Queen of Naples, and Countess of Provence and Forcalquier from 1343 to 1382; she was also Princess of Achaea from 1373 to 1381. Joanna was the eldest ...

(1371–1435) *

Joanna of Bourbon Joanna of Bourbon (''Jeanne de Bourbon''; 3 February 1338 – 6 February 1378) was Queen of France by marriage to King Charles V. She acted as his political adviser and was appointed potential regent in case of a minor regency. Life Early ...

(1338–1378) * Joanna II of Naples (1371–1435) * Joanna of Navarre (c. 1368–1437), consort of King Henry IV of England * Saint Joana, Crown Princess of Portugal (1452–1490) *

Joan of France, Duchess of Berry Joan of France (french: link=no, Jeanne de France, Jeanne de Valois; 23 April 1464 – 4 February 1505), was briefly Queen of France as wife of King Louis XII, in between the death of her brother, King Charles VIII, and the annulment of her mar ...

(1464–1505) *

Joanna of Castile Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad ( es, link=no, Juana la Loca), was the nominal Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was married by arrangement to P ...

(1479–1555), queen regnant of Castile, known as Joanna the Mad *

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal Joanna of Austria (in Castilian, ''Doña Juana de Austria''; in Portuguese, ''Dona Joana de Áustria'', 24 June 1535 – 7 September 1573) was Princess of Portugal by marriage to João Manuel, Prince of Portugal. She served as regent of S ...

(1535–1573) *

Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Joanna of Austria (German ''Johanna von Österreich'', Italian ''Giovanna d'Austria'') (24 January 1547 – 11 April 1578) was an Archduchess of Austria. By marriage to Francesco I de' Medici, she was the Grand Princess of Tuscany and later the ...

(1547–1578) * Joanna Nobilis Sombre (c. 1753–1836), Begum Samru of Sardhana

Other

Joanna Ampil Joanna Ampil is a musical theatre and film actress from the Philippines and United Kingdom. Career Joanna is a stage actress. She played Kim in ''Miss Saigon'' (London, original Australian production, original United Kingdom and Ireland Tour a ...

, Filipina musical theater actress and singer *

Joanna Angel Joanna Mostov (born 1980), known professionally as Joanna Angel, is an American pornographic and mainstream actress, director, and writer of adult films. She founded the website ''BurningAngel.com'' in April 2002 with her roommate Mitch Fontain ...

(born 1980), American porn actress *

Joanna Baillie Joanna Baillie (11 September 1762 – 23 February 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as ''Plays on the Passions'' (three volumes, 1798–1812) and ''Fugitive Verses'' (1840). Her work shows an interest in moral philoso ...

(1762–1851), Scottish poet and playwright *

Joanna Barnes Joanna Barnes (November 15, 1934 – April 29, 2022) was an American actress and writer. Early life and education Barnes was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the eldest daughter of John Pindar Barnes and Alice Weston Mutch. She had two younger ...

, American actress *

Joanna Bolme Joanna Bolme (born April 1, 1968) is a multi-instrumentalist (primarily bass guitar) and recording engineer who works with several indie rock bands and artists, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. She has been the bass guitarist for Stephen Malkmus ...

(born 1968), American

indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...

musician *

Joanna Briscoe Joanna Briscoe (born 1963) is an English writer who has written four novels and several short stories and has worked as a freelance journalist. Her first novel, ''Mothers and Other Lovers'', won a Betty Trask Award in 1993, and her third, ''Sleep ...

(born 1963), English novelist * Joanna Brouk (1949–2017), American composer *

Joanna Bruzdowicz Joanna Bruzdowicz (17 May 1943 – 3 November 2021) was a Polish composer. Life Born in Warsaw, Bruzdowicz studied at the Warsaw Music High School, at the State Higher School of Music (composition with Kazimierz Sikorski and piano with Irena Pr ...

(born 1943), Polish composer *

Joanna Cameron Patricia Kara Cameron (September 20, 1948 – October 15, 2021), sometimes credited as JoAnna Cameron, was an American actress and model, perhaps best known for her portrayal of the title role on ''Isis'', a 1970s children's television series, wh ...

(born 1951), American actress *

Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy (born Joanna Virginia Caskey, August 2, 1945 Brady, James"In Step With: Joanna Cassidy" ''Miami Herald'', November 25, 1990. Accessed March 14, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Born: Aug.2, 1944, in Camden, N.J.") is an American actress. ...

(born 1945), American actress * Joanna Clark (born 1938), American nun, naval officer, and activist * Joanna Cole (disambiguation), several people *

Joanna Connor Joanna Connor (born August 31, 1962)] is an American Chicago-based blues singer, songwriter and virtuosa guitarist.] Early life Connor was born in Brooklyn of New York City, and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. After moving to Chicago in ...

(born 1962), American blues musician *

Joanna David Joanna David (born Joanna Elizabeth Hacking; 17 January 1947) is an English actress, best known for her television work. Life David was born in Lancaster, England, to Davida Elizabeth (''née'' Nesbitt) and John Almond Hacking. In 1971, she ...

(born 1947), British actress *

Joanna Denny Joanna Denny (died 2006) was a historian and author specialising in the court of Henry VIII of England. Her books include ''Katherine Howard: A Tudor Conspiracy'' and ''Anne Boleyn.'' Her books are usually considered to be sympathetic towards the ...

(died 2006), British historian *

Joanna Dennehy 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, Jani ...

(born 1982), British serial killer *

Jo-Anna Downey Jo-Anna Downey (February 1, 1967—December 2016) was a multiple Canadian Comedy Award-nominated stand-up comedian. She was the host of two popular weekly Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian provin ...

(1967–2016), Canadian comedian *

Joanna Dong Joanna Dong (Chinese: 董姿彦; born 15 November 1981 in Singapore) is a Singaporean singer, actress and host. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she is the first artiste signed to Singapore label, Red Roof Records. Personal life The only child of div ...

(born 1981), Singaporean singer-songwriter * Jo Anna Dossett, American politician *

Joanna Dunham Joanna Elizabeth Dunham (6 May 1936 – 25 November 2014) was an English actress, best noted for her work on stage and television. She also appeared in several major films. Career Dunham was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, the daughter of Peter Bro ...

(1936–2014), British actress *

Joanna Eden Joanna Eden is an English jazz singer, songwriter and pianist. Biography Eden was born in Lincolnshire into a musical family, the daughter of an RAF bass player, John, and a drama teacher, Diana. She started learning the piano at six and perfor ...

, British jazz singer *

Joanna Forest Joanna Forest is an English, UK Number 1 Classical Album selling soprano. Early life Forest trained at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Career Soprano In 2014, Forest first performed as a solo soprano at Busting to Sing in the West ...

, British classical crossover singer * Joanna Gaines (born 1978), American reality TV personality *

Joanna Garcia JoAnna García Swisher (''née'' García; born August 10, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sam in '' Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1994–96), Vicki Appleby in '' Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), and Cheyenne Hart-M ...

(born 1979), American actress *

Joanna Glass Joanna McClelland Glass (born October 7, 1936 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast ...

(born 1936), Canadian playwright *

Joanna Gleason Joanna Gleason (née Hall; born June 2, 1950) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is a Tony Award–winning musical theatre actress and has also had a number of notable film and TV roles. She's known for originating the role of the Baker's Wife ...

(born 1950), Canadian actress *

Joanna Going Joanna Catherine Going (born July 22, 1963) is an American actress known for the television series ''Kingdom'', ''House of Cards'', ''Mad Men'' and the movie ''Wyatt Earp''. Early life Going was born in Washington, DC, the eldest of six childre ...

(born 1963), American actress * Joanna (singer) (born 1957), stage name of Brazilian singer Maria de Fátima Gomes Nogueira * Joanna Gosling (born 1971), British journalist *

Joanna Haigh Joanna Dorothy Haigh (born 7 May 1954) is a British physicist and academic. Before her retirement in 2019 she was Professor of Atmospheric Physics at Imperial College London, and co-director of the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and En ...

(born 1954), British physicist and academic *

Joanna Harcourt-Smith Joanna Harcourt-Smith (13 January 1946 – 11 October 2020) was an author, poet, psychedelic activist and the founder of Future Primitive Podcast. Biography She was born at the Palace Hotel, St. Moritz, in Switzerland. Harcourt-Smith wrote tw ...

(1946–2020), Swiss writer *

Joanna Hausmann Joanna Hausmann Jatar (born 20 March 1989) is a British–born Venezuelan actress, comedian and television writer. She gained popularity through her videos on YouTube as well as on Univision's bilingual platform, Flama. She is currently the hea ...

(born 1989), Venezuelan-American comedian, actress, and writer *

Joanna Hayes Joanna Dove Hayes (born December 23, 1976, Williamsport, Pennsylvania) is an American hurdler, who won the gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She originally specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. She won the silv ...

(born 1976), American gold medalist in the 2004 Olympics *

Joanna Hiffernan Joanna Hiffernan (1843 – 1886) or Joanna Heffernan was an Irish artists' model and muse who was romantically linked with American painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler and French painter Gustave Courbet. In addition to being an artists' ...

(1843–1903), artist's model and muse from Ireland *

Joanna Hoffman Joanna Karine Hoffman (born July 27, 1955) is a Polish-American marketing executive. She was one of the original members of both the Apple Computer Macintosh team and the NeXT team. At the time she began at Apple Computer, the Mac was "still a r ...

(born 1953), Polish-born American computer executive * Joanna Jędrzejczyk (born 1987), Polish mixed martial artists *

Joanna Kerns Joanna Kerns (born February 12, 1953) is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the family situation comedy ''Growing Pains'' from 1985 to 1992. Early life Kerns was born Joanna Crussie DeVarona in San Franc ...

(born 1953), American actress *

Joanna Klepko Joanna Klepko (born 25 June 1983), known by her stage name Cleo, is a Polish singer. She represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark along with Donatan with the song "My Słowianie". Early life Klepko was b ...

(born 1983), Polish singer *

Joanna Krupa Joanna Krupa (; born April 23, 1979) is a Polish-born American model and actress. She is known internationally as the host and head judge of Polish '' Top Model'' as well as for appearances on reality television shows ''Dancing with the Stars'' ...

(born 1979), Polish-American model and actress * Joanna Levesque (born 1990), American singer * Joanna Lee (1931–2003), American screenwriter, actress, and producer *

Joanna Lumley Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (1992 ...

(born 1946), English actress and former model * JoAnna M. Lund (1944–2006), American author and cook *

Joanna MacGregor Joanna Clare MacGregor (born 16 July 1959) is a British concert pianist, conductor, composer, and festival curator. She is Head of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and a professor of the University of London. She is currently artistic direc ...

(born 1959), British classical, jazz, and contemporary pianist *

Joanna Macy Joanna Rogers Macy (born May 2, 1929) is an environmental activist, author, and scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. She is the author of twelve books. She was married to the late Francis Underhill Macy, the activist ...

(born 1929), American Buddhist scholar, author, and environmental activist * Joanna de Albuquerquen Maranhão Bezerra de Melo (born 1987), Brazilian Olympic swimmer * Joanna McGrenere, Canadian computer scientist *

Joanna Merlin Joanna Merlin (born Joann Ratner; July 15, 1931) is an American actress and casting director who has worked with Stephen Sondheim and starred in the original Broadway production of ''Fiddler on the Roof''. She has written two acting guides and is ...

(born Joann Ratner; 1931), American actress and casting director *

Joanna Moore Joanna Moore (born Dorothy Joanne Cook, November 10, 1934 – November 22, 1997) was an American film and television actress, who, between 1956 and 1976, appeared in 17 feature films and guest-starred in nearly a hundred television series episod ...

(1934–1997), American actress *

Joanna Murray-Smith Joanna Murray-Smith (born 17 April 1962) is a Melbourne-based Australian playwright, screenwriter, novelist, librettist and newspaper columnist. Life and career Murray-Smith was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria; her father was the literary editor ...

(born 1962), Australian author * Joanna Newsom (born 1982), American harpist, singer, and songwriter * Joanna Norris, New Zealand journalist * Joanna Pacitti (born 1984), American singer, known simply as Joanna *

Joanna Page Joanna Louise Page (born 23 March 1977) is a Welsh actress and presenter. She appeared as Stacey Shipman in the BAFTA-winning television series ''Gavin & Stacey''. She played Dora Spenlow in the 1999 adaptation of ''David Copperfield'', and f ...

(born 1977), Welsh actress *

Joanna Pacuła Joanna Pacuła (; born 30 December 1957) is a Polish-American actress and model. Born in Tomaszów Lubelski and emigrating to the United States in the early 1980s, she first gained prominence through her modeling work for Vogue. Her breakthro ...

(born 1957), Polish actress * Joanna Parrish (1969–1990), English student murdered in France in 1990 *

Joanna Pettet Joanna Pettet (born Joanna Jane Salmon; 16 November 1942) is a retired English actress. Early life Pettet was born in Westminster, London, England. Her parents, Harold Nigel Edgerton Salmon, a British Royal Air Force pilot killed in the Secon ...

(born 1942), British actress *

Joanna Pousette-Dart Joanna Pousette-Dart (born 1947) is an American abstract art, abstract artist, based in New York City.Rose, Barbara"Joanna Pousette-Dart: with Barbara Rose,"''The Brooklyn Rail'', June 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2020.Johnson, Ken''The New York ...

, American artist *

Joanna Roos Joanna Roos (born Dorothy Roos, January 11, 1901 – May 13, 1989) was an American Broadway, radio, and television actress and a playwright. She was born in Brooklyn in 1901 and attended Syracuse University as well as Yvette Guilbert's School in ...

(1901–1989), American actress and playwright *

Joanna Roth Joanna Roth (born Joanna Angelis in 1965) is a Danish-British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and has appeared in film, TV, video games and theatre, in roles such as Ophelia in the film '' Rosencrantz & Guilde ...

(born 1965), Danish-British actress *

Joanna Russ Joanna Russ (February 22, 1937 – April 29, 2011) was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism such as ''How to Suppress Women's Writing'', as w ...

(1937–2011), American science fiction author known for her writing on radical feminist themes *

Joanna Scanlan Joanna Marion Scanlan (born 27 October 1961) is a British actress. On television, she is known for her roles in British series such as ''The Thick of It'' (2005–2012), '' Getting On'' (2009–2012), ''Puppy Love'' (2014), and ''No Offence'' ( ...

(born 1961), English actress and television writer *

Joanna Mary Berry Shields Joanna Mary Berry Shields (July 7, 1884 - February 2, 1965) was one of the seven members of the sophomore class of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the first sorority founded by African-American women. She created a legacy that has contin ...

(1884–1965), American educator *

Joanna Shimkus Joanna Marie Poitier ( Shimkus; born 30 October 1943) is a Canadian film actress. She is the widow of actor Sidney Poitier and mother of actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Early life Joanna Marie Shimkus was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Josep ...

(born 1943), Canadian actress *

Joanna Simon (mezzo-soprano) Joanna Elizabeth Simon (October 20, 1936 – October 19, 2022) was an American mezzo-soprano and journalist. The daughter of publisher Richard L. Simon, Joanna was an elder sister of singer and songwriter Carly Simon, singer and musical theat ...

(1936–2022), American opera singer * Joanna Simon (wine), British author and wine journalist * Joanna Smolarek (born 1965), Polish track and field sprinter *

Joanna St. Claire Joanna St. Claire is a singer, songwriter, composer, and music producer born in the state of California and active in Los Angeles. Joanna St. Claire's projects fall into several categories. As a rock artist, she toured with the ''Lee Daniels Ba ...

, American singer and songwriter * Joanna Stone (born 1972), Australian javelin thrower *

Joanna Sutton Joanna Sutton (born 13 July 1986) is an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Adelaide Thunderbirds. Sutton previously played for the Sydney Swifts (2006) and the AIS Canberra Darters (2004–05) in the Commonwealth ...

(born 1986), Australian

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

player * Joanna Townsend, Australian TV journalist *

Joanna Trollope Joanna Trollope (; born 9 December 1943) is an English writer. She has also written under the pseudonym of Caroline Harvey. Her novel ''Parson Harding's Daughter'' won in 1980 the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Ass ...

(born 1943), British novelist *

Joanna Truffaut Joanna Truffaut is a French Digital transformation advisor and entrepreneur. Truffaut has played an influential role in leading awareness creation and developing free Wi-Fi networks in urban areas in the US and France, and has launched Internet s ...

(born 1977), French

digital transformation Digital transformation is the adoption of digital technology by an organization to digitize non-digital products, services or operations. The goal for its implementation is to increase value through innovation, invention, customer experience or e ...

advisor and entrepreneur *

Joanna Wang Joanna Wang () is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, daughter of renowned music producer Wang Zhi-ping (王治平). Born in Taipei but raised in Los Angeles, California, Wang dropped out from Gabrielino High School when she was 16. Her de ...

(Wáng Ruòlín) (born 1988), Taiwanese singer and songwriter * Joanna Yeates (1985–2010), English landscape architect and victim in a high-profile 2010 murder case * Joanna Zeiger (born 1970), American Olympic and world champion triathlete, and author

Fictional characters

Joanna Beauchamp The following is a list of characters from the Lifetime supernatural drama ''Witches of East End'', based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The series centers on a family of immortal witches known as the Beauchamps: Joanna by J ...

, the lead character in

Melissa de la Cruz Melissa de la Cruz (born 1971) is a Filipina-American writer known for young adult fiction. Her young-adult series include ''Au Pairs'', the '' Blue Bloods'', and ''The Beauchamp Family''. Early life and education Melissa de la Cruz was born in ...

's novel ''

Witches of East End ''Witches of East End'' is a 2011 novel by author Melissa de la Cruz and the first entry in her ''Beauchamp Family'' series. It was published on June 21, 2011, by Hyperion Books and follows a family of Long Island witches struggling against da ...

'' and the

TV show A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed bet ...

made from it * Joanna Chambers, a scientist from the Power of Five'' series by Anthony Horowitz * Joanna Dark, the main character in ''Perfect Dark'' * Joanna Eberhart, the protagonist of ''

The Stepford Wives ''The Stepford Wives'' is a 1972 satirical "feminist horror" novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a talented photographer, wife and young mother who suspects that something in Stepford's environment is changing the wives fr ...

'' by Ira Levin * Joanna “Joey” Del Marco, a character in the Netflix series ''

Grand Army Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and ...

'' * The title character in the 1973 Brazilian film ''

Joanna Francesa ''Joanna Francesa'' is a 1973 French-Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Carlos Diegues and starring Jeanne Moreau, Eliezer Gomes and Carlos Kroeber. In the 1930s, Joanna, the owner of a brothel in São Paulo, goes to Alagoas and falls in l ...

'', played by Jeanne Moreau * Joanna Beth "Jo" Harvelle, a hunter on '' Supernatural'' * Joanna the Goanna, a pet lizard to antagonist Percival McLeach in Disney's ''

The Rescuers Down Under ''The Rescuers Down Under'' is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 29th Disney animated feature film and the second movie to be produced during the Disne ...

'' * The protagonist of the 1968 British film ''

'' * Joanna McCoy, daughter of

Leonard McCoy Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, known as "Bones", is a character in the American science-fiction franchise '' Star Trek''. McCoy was played by actor DeForest Kelley in the original ''Star Trek'' series from 1966 to 1969, and he also appears in the an ...

of '' Star Trek'' * Joanna May, title character in '' The Cloning of Joanna May'', a science fiction novel by Fay Weldon * Jo Parrish, a police constable on ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...

'' * Jo Polniaczek on '' The Facts of Life'' * Lieutenant Joanna Reece on ''

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama * ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...

Women named Ioanna

* Ioanna Anagnostopoulou (born 1997), Greek rhythmic gymnast *

Ioanna Babassika Ioanna Babassika is a Greek human rights lawyer. Since 2000, she is a member of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, elected in respect of Greece. She is, since 1989, legal counsellor of the Medical Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victi ...

, Greek human rights lawyer * Ioanna Chatziioannou (born 1973), retired female weightlifter from Greece * Ioanna Filippou (born 1995), Cypriot beauty pageant title holder *

Ioanna Fotiadou Ioanna Fotiadou (born 22 November 1977) is a Greek handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( ...

(born 1977), Greek handball player * Ioanna Karyofylli, Greek local politician * Ioanna Karystiani (born 1952), Greek screenwriter *

Ioanna Kondouli Ioanna Kondouli is a Greek politician and topographer engineer who is leader of the Ecologist Greens party. Kondouli was born in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and la ...

, Greek politician and topographer engineer *

İoanna Kuçuradi Ioanna Kuçuradi (born October 4, 1936) is a Turkish philosopher from Istanbul. She is currently the president of Philosophical Society of Turkey and a full-time academic of Maltepe University. Biography Of Greek (Rûm) descent, Kuçuradi was ...

(born 1936), Turkish philosopher * Ioanna Morfessis, American businesswoman * Ioanna Papantoniou (born 1936), Greek author, scenic designer, costume designer and folklorist *

Ioanna Sfekas-Karvelas Ioanna (Joan) Sfekas-Karvelas ( el, Ιωάννα Σφήκα-Καρβέλα; born 1950) is a Greek American dramatic soprano who has sung leading roles in both the United States and Europe. She is the founder and Director of Opera Lesvos which she ...

(born 1950), Greek American dramatic soprano *

Ioanna Stamatopoulou Ioanna Stamatopoulou ( el, Ιωάννα Σταματοπούλου, born 17 June 1998) is a Greek water polo player, playing as a goalkeeper for Olympiacos and the Greece women's national team. As a player of Olympiacos, she won the 2014–15 LE ...

(born 1998), Greek water polo player *

Ioanna Tantcheva Ioanna Tantcheva ( bg, Йоанна Танчева) (born ) is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She also competed at world champ ...

(born 1989), Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast * Ioanna Vlachou (born 1981), Greek volleyball player

References

External links

"Joanna" at Edgar's Name Pages
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