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 Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

. 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.

Women named Johanna

* Johanna Allik (born 1994), Estonian figure skater *

Johanna van Ammers-Küller 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 ...

(1884–1966), Dutch writer * Johanna "Hannah" Arendt (1906–1975), German-born American political theorist * Johanna "Jo" Bauer-Stumpff (1873–1964), Dutch painter * Johanna Sophia of Bavaria (c.1373–1410), Duchess consort of Austria *

Johanna Beisteiner Johanna Beisteiner (born 20 February 1976) is an Austrian classical guitarist, singer and arranger. Life Johanna Beisteiner received her first guitar lessons at the age of nine at the Josef Matthias Hauer music school in her hometown Wien ...

(born 1976), Austrian classical guitarist * Johanna Berglind (1816–1903), Swedish sign language educator *

Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir is an Icelandic farmer responsible for saving the Icelandic goat through breeding them at her farm, Háafell in Borgarbyggð, Iceland. Career Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir runs the Háafell farm in Borgarby ...

, Icelandic farmer * Johanna "Annie" Bos (1886–1975), Dutch theater and silent film actress *

Johanna van Brabant Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (24 June 1322 – 1 December 1406), also known as Jeanne, was a ruling Duchess (Duke) of Duchy of Brabant, Brabant from 1355 until her death. She was duchess of Brabant until the occupation of the duchy by her brother-i ...

(1322–1406), Duchess of Brabant * Johanna Braddy (born 1987), American actress *

Johanna Corleva Johanna Corleva (1698–1752) was a Dutch translator and grammarian active in the 1740s. She is presumed to be the first female lexicographer from the Netherlands because of her Dutch–French dictionary ''De Schat der Nederduitsche Wortel-woorden ...

(1698-1752), Dutch translator and linguist * Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie (1661–1708), Swedish writer * Johanna Martina Duyvené de Wit (born 1946), Dutch writer with the pseudonym ''Tessa de Loo'' *

Johanna Edwards Johanna Edwards (born February 27, 1978) is a bestselling American novelist and award-winning entertainment journalist. Her books have been translated into various languages, and are sold all over the world. Biography Born in Memphis, Tenness ...

(born 1978), American novelist * Johanna Fateman (born 1974), American musician, writer and editor * Johanna Griggs (born 1973), Australian sportsperson and television personality * Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862–1925), Dutch art dealer, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh * Johanna Hedén (1837–1912), Swedish obstetrician * Johanna Helena Herolt (1668–1723), German-born Dutch still-life painter * Johanna Jachmann-Wagner (1828–1894), German mezzo-soprano * Johanna Kirchner (1889–1944), German opponent of the Nazi régime * Johanna Koerten (1650–1715), Dutch silhouette cutter * Johanna Konta (born 1991), British tennis player * Johanna "Joke" van Leeuwen (born 1952), Dutch author, illustrator, and cabaret performer * Johanna "Anneke" Levelt Sengers (born 1929), Dutch physicist * Johanna Lind (born 1971), 1993 Miss Sweden *

Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer, also ''Johanna Dorothea Zoutelande'' or ''Madame de Zoutelandt'', (1664–1737) was a Dutch writer, memoirist and translator. She was also a suspected traitor as a suspected spy. She was arrested in 1703 under the name d ...

(1664–1737), Dutch writer *

Johanna Lindsey Johanna Helen Lindsey (née Howard, March 10, 1952 – October 27, 2019) was an American writer of historical romance novels. All of her books reached the ''New York Times'' bestseller list, many reaching No. 1. Personal life Johanna He ...

(1952–2019), American author of romance novels *

Johanna Löfblad Johanna Catharina Löfblad née ''Embeck'' or ''Enbäck'' (1733 – 14 September 1811), also known as Madame Gentschein and Madame Löfblad, was a Swedish stage actress. She was a member of the pioneer group of actors in the first Swedish nationa ...

(1733–1811), Swedish actress *

Johanna Loisinger Johanna Maria Louise Loisinger (18 April 1865 – 20 July 1951) was an Austrian actress, pianist and operatic soprano singer. She was born in Preßburg, Austria (today Bratislava), the daughter of John Loisinger and Maria Meier. After she h ...

(1865–1951), opera singer *

Johanna Long Johanna Robbins (; born May 26, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. She is the winner of the 2010 Snowball Derby. Racing career Background Long's father raced late models and she wanted to start racing karts when she was f ...

(born 1992), racing driver * Johanna "Hanja" Maij-Weggen (born 1943), Dutch government minister *

Johanna Mestorf Johanna Mestorf (17 April 1828, Bad Bramstedt, Duchy of Holstein – 20 July 1909, Kiel) was a German prehistoric archaeologist, the first female museum director in the Kingdom of Prussia and usually said to be the first female professor in Germ ...

(1828–1909), German prehistoric archaeologist and museum curator *

Johanna Nichols Johanna Nichols (born 1945, Iowa City, Iowa) is an American linguist and professor emerita in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned her Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of C ...

(born 1945), American paleolinguist *

Johanna van Polanen Johanna van Polanen (also spelled as ''Jehenne''; 10 January 1392 – 15 May 1445) was a Dutch noblewoman. She was the daughter of John III of Polanen, Lord of Breda, and his wife, Odilia of Salm. The House of Polanen was a side branch of the ...

(1392–1445), Dutch noblewoman *

Johanna Ray Johanna Ray is an American casting director and film producer, sometimes credited as "Joanna Ray". She has been nominated for five Artios Awards, and won once in 1990. She has worked with Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Julia Roberts, and Nicolas C ...

, American casting director and producer * Johanna Reiss (born 1932), Dutch-born American writer * Johanna Rosaly (born 1948), Puerto Rican actress * Johanna C.M. "Jolande" Sap (born 1963), Dutch politician *

Johanna Schaller-Klier Johanna Klier ( Schaller, also known as Schaller-Klier, born 13 September 1952) is a former East German 100 metres hurdles, hurdler and Olympic gold medallist. Under her maiden name, she won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the Ath ...

(born 1952), retired German Olympic hurdler and Olympic gold medallist * Johanna Schopenhauer (1766–1838), German author * Johanna "Janneke" Schopman (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player *

Johanna von Schoultz Johanna Carolina Ulrika von Schoultz (1813 – 28 February 1863) was a Finnish-Swedish opera singer. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. She is counted as the second female Scandinavian opera singer (Justina Casagli) to have ...

(1813–1863), Finnish opera singer *

Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout (11 July 1910 – 23 July 1992) was a Surinamese poet and an eminent community leader who fought for acknowledgement of Sranan and of the Afro-Surinamese culture. Life Schouten-Elsenhout was born in Paramaribo in 1910. ...

(1910–1992), Surinamese poet and community leader * Johanna "Ans" Schut (born 1944), Dutch speed skater * Johanna "Jopie" Selbach (1918–1998), Dutch swimmer * Johanna Spyri (1827–1901), Swiss author of ''Heidi'' *

Johanna Sundberg Johanna Gustafva Sundberg also known as ''Johanna Gillberg'' (20 January 1828 in Stockholm – 18 February 1910 in Stockholm) was a Swedish Ballerina and ballet teacher. She was a star of the Royal Swedish Ballet in the mid 19th-century. Life J ...

(1828–1910), Swedish ballerina *

Johanna ter Steege Johanna ter Steege (born 10 May 1961) is a Dutch actress. She won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her movie debut in '' The Vanishing'' (1988). Among her other films are Robert Altman's ''Vincent & Theo'' (1990), István ...

(born 1961), Dutch actress *

Johanna Talihärm Johanna Talihärm (born 27 June 1993 in Tallinn) is an Estonian biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail who ...

(born 1993), Estonian biathlete * Johanna "Hannie" Termeulen (1929–2001), Dutch swimmer *

Johanna Veenstra Johanna Veenstra (1894–1933) was the first missionary of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) to go to Nigeria. Biography She was born on Thursday, April 19, 1894, on Hopper Street in Paterson, New Jersey. Her parents were William Veenstra, l ...

(1894–1933), American missionary *

Johanna Vergouwen Johanna Vergouwen (also: Jeanne Vergouwen or Joanna Vergouwen) (1630 in Antwerp – 11 March 1714 in Antwerp) was a Flemish Baroque painter and copyist. Life She was brought up in a family of painters.Johanna Petronella Vrugt Anna Blaman, pseudonym of Johanna Petronella Vrugt, (31 January 1905 – 13 July 1960) was a Dutch writer and poet. She was a recipient of the P. C. Hooft Award. The literary award Anna Blaman Prijs is named after her. Biography The daughte ...

(1905–1960), Dutch writer and poet with the pseudonym ''Anna Blaman'' *

Johanna Waterous Johanna Elizabeth Martin Waterous CBE (born September 1957) is a London-based Canadian businesswoman. Early life Johanna Elizabeth Martin Waterous was born in September 1957 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. She graduated from the University of West ...

(born 1957), Canadian businesswoman * Johanna Wattier (1762–1827), Dutch actress *

Johanna Westerdijk Johanna Westerdijk (; 4 January 1883 – 15 November 1961) was a Dutch plant pathologist and the first female professor in the Netherlands. Early life Johanna Westerdijk, called "Hans" () by friends, was born on 4 January 1883 in Nieuwer-Amste ...

(1883–1961), Dutch plant pathologist, first female professor in the Netherlands ;Jóhanna * Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (born 1942), Iceland's first female Prime Minister and the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era *

Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (born 16 October 1990), known outside Iceland as Yohanna, is an Icelandic-Danish singer. Beginning her music career as a child singer, Yohanna received international recognition after representing Iceland in the ...

, a.k.a. Yohanna, Icelandic singer

Masculine name

* Johanna Omolo (born 1989), Kenyan footballer

Fictional characters

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 ...

, a character in many adaptations of the story of Sweeney Todd, named "Johanna Oakley" in the original version of the tale and "Johanna Barker" in Sondheim's musical adaptation * a role in August Bournonville's comic ballet ''

The Kermesse in Bruges ''The Kermesse in Bruges, or The Three Gifts'' is a burlesque ballet in three acts created by the Danish ballet master and choreographer August Bournonville to music by Holger Simon Paulli, first performed by the Royal Danish Ballet on 4 April 1 ...

'' *

Johanna Mason The following is a list of characters in ''The Hunger Games'' novels, a series of young adult science fiction novels by Suzanne Collins whose original trilogy was later adapted into a series of four feature films. The actors who portray these c ...

, a character in the popular '' Hunger Games'' series, being mentioned without a name in the first novel and appearing as a main character in ''

Catching Fire ''Catching Fire'' is a 2009 science fiction young adult novel by the American novelist Suzanne Collins, the second book in ''The Hunger Games'' series. As the sequel to the 2008 bestseller ''The Hunger Games'', it continues the story of Katni ...

'' and ''

Mockingjay ''Mockingjay'' is a 2010 science fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is chronologically the last installment of ''The Hunger Games'' series, following 2008's ''The Hunger Games'' and 2009's ''Catching Fire''. The book continue ...

''. * Johanna Reyes, a character in the '' Divergent'' series beginning with ''

Insurgent An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion against authority waged by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare from primarily rural base areas. The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric warfare, asymmetric na ...

''. She is the leader of the Amity faction. *Johanna, a playable character in the video game '' Heroes of the Storm''. *Johanna, the motorcycle-shaped persona of

Makoto Niijima , whose Phantom Thief code name is , is a fictional character in the ''Persona'' series, first appearing in ''Persona 5'' as one of its main characters. She's the student council president of Shujin Academy who lives a double life as a Phantom Th ...

in ''

Persona 5 is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It takes place in modern-day Tokyo and follows a high school student known by the pseudonym Joker who transfers to a new school after being falsely accused of assault and put on probation. ...

''. *Johanna, the titular character's mother in ''

Hilda Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. Th ...

''.

Song and movie titles

*" Visions of Johanna", a song by Bob Dylan *" Joanna (Kool & the Gang song)" is a song by Kool & the Gang. *"

Joanne (Michael Nesmith song) "Joanne" is a song written and performed by Michael Nesmith, his only hit song as a solo artist. The single was issued by RCA Records in mid 1970, from the album ''Magnetic South'', the first album released by Nesmith and The First National Band ...

" is a song by Michael Nesmith. *"Johanna of the Spirits", a song by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies off the album '' Rapid City Muscle Car'' *"Johanna" is a song by the Canadian indie rock band

Think About Life Think About Life is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 2005. Biography The group was founded by drummer Matt Shane and keyboardist Graham Van Pelt.Dunlevy, T'Cha. "Feckless abandon", ''The Gazette'', 2006-06-08, p. D3. ...

* ''Johanna'' (film), 2005 Hungarian film *"Johanna" is a song by Bobby Mackey about a notorious spirit within

Bobby Mackey's Music World Bobby Mackey's Music World is a nightclub and honky tonk located in Wilder, Kentucky, Wilder, Kentucky, United States owned by country singer Bobby Mackey. Urban legends claim the nightclub is the site of hauntings, murders, and suicides; however, ...

and was featured in an episode of Ghost Adventures. *

Johanna Kustannus Johanna Kustannus Oy (Ltd) has been the name of two Finnish record labels. has been a founding member for both companies, and Pekka Aarnio has also been involved with both. The first company using the name used the sublabel Johanna, while the sec ...

, record label * "Jossu" (song), a song by Finnish rapper Cheek. "Jossu" a Finnish nickname for Johanna. *"Johanna" is a song by Suki Waterhouse. *"Johanna" is a song by

The Stooges The Stooges, originally billed as the Psychedelic Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, was an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave ...

*There are three different songs in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street called "Johanna," each with music and lyrics by

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...

Other occurrences

* Lake Johanna *

Johanna, Victoria Johanna is a small locality on the coast of Victoria, Australia located west of Cape Otway in the Colac Otway Shire. It is named after the schooner ''Joanna'' that was wrecked at the mouth of the Johanna River on 22 September 1843. History Jo ...

, surf beach and holiday spot *

127 Johanna Johanna ( minor planet designation: 127 Johanna) is a large, dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on 5 November 1872, and is believed to be named after Joan of Arc. It is classified as a ...

, asteroid *

Johanna, Culemborg Johanna, De Korenbloem ( en, The Cornflower) or De Molen van Schennink is a tower mill in Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1888 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument. History The first ...

, a windmill in Gelderland, Netherlands *Johanna was a common name for the island of

Anjouan Anjouan (; also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and historically as Johanna or Hinzuan) is an autonomous high island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Its chief town is Mutsamudu and, , its population is around 277,500. ...

in the Comoros during the 17th century *

Såningskvinnan Såningskvinnan (French language, French: ''La Semeuse''), meaning "the sowing woman", popularly known as ''Johanna i Brunnsparken'', is a statue of a standing woman in Gothenburg, Sweden, sculpted by Per Hasselberg in 1883. The original gypsum ...

, a sculpture in Gothenburg, Sweden, popularly known as "Johanna i Brunnsparken"

Name day

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

: 15 December *

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

: 28 March *

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

: 21 July *

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

: 7 January *

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

: 31 May *

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

: 21 July

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