Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, 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 Spiritus ...

. Other forms of the name in English are

Jan Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Num ...

, Jane,

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

, Janice,

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 * J ...

, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of the name Joanna, in

Luke 8 Luke 8 is the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke the Evangelist, a companion of Paul the Apostl ...

:3, refers to the disciple "

Joanna Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of th ...

the wife of Chuza," who was an associate of

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cr ...

. 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 or Hellenification is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language, and identity by non-Greeks. In the ancient period, colonisation often led to the Hellenisation of indigenous people in the Hellenistic period, many of the te ...

, 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 educated ...

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

Judea Judea or Judaea (; ; , ; ) is a mountainous region of the Levant. Traditionally dominated by the city of Jerusalem, it is now part of Palestine and Israel. The name's usage is historic, having been used in antiquity and still into the pres ...

. The name ''Joanna'' and its equivalents became popular for women "all at once" beginning in the 12th century in

Navarre Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...

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 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 The Judaeo-Aramaic languages are those varieties of Aramaic and Neo-Aramaic languages used by Jewish communities. Early use Aramaic, like Hebrew, is a Northwest Semitic language, and the two share many features. From the 7th century BCE, Ara ...

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 of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...

, 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 Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

- ዮሐና Yohäna *

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

- Xhoana *

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

- 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 around the ...

- Յովհաննա (Hovhanna), Օհաննա (Ōhanna) *

Basque language Basque ( ; ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque ...

- 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 **Gale ...

- Janed * Bulgarian - Йоана (Joana/Yoana),

Ivana Ivana 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 cognates of the n ...

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

Joana Joana is a given name, equivalent to Joanna in Catalan language, Catalan () and Portuguese language, Portuguese (). The Galician language, Galician form of the name is Xoana (). It may refer to: * Joana Angélica (1761–1822), Brazilian Conceptio ...

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

- 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 *Czech (surnam ...

- Jana, Johana * Danish - Johanne * Dawan - Yohana *

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

- 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 laugh and is usually not meant to be interpreted literally. It usually takes the form of a story, often with dialogue, ...

, Janneke *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

- Joanna,

* Finnish - Johanna, Joanna, Jonna, Janette, Janna, Jaana, Hanne * Filipino - Juana *

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

- Jeanne, diminutive Jeannette, Janine,

Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th Galician - Joana">Xoana * Georgian language">Georgian - იოანნა Ioanna * German language">German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

- Johanna, diminutive Hanne * Greek language, Greek - (Ioanna), Modern Greek - Γιάννα (Giánna), diminutive Γιαννούλα Yannoula * Hebrew language, Hebrew - יוחנה Yoḥanah, יוהנה Yohannah * Hungarian - Johanna, Jana, diminutive Hanna,

Janka Janka is a given name or a surname. The name is a form of the originally Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (meaning "God is merciful"). Notable people with the name include: Surname * Carlo Janka (born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer * Erika Jänkä (bo ...

* 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, Joanna, Ivana, Johanna, Joane, Juana, Nina * Irish -

Siobhán Siobhán is a female name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan (identical to the Irish spelling but omitting the acute accent over the 'a'), Shavawn, Shebahn, Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubh ...

(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, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

Giovanna Giovanna is an Italian feminine first name. It is the feminine counterpart of the masculine Giovanni (name), Giovanni, which in turn is the Italian form of John (given name), John; it is thus the Italian equivalent of Joan (given name), Joan, etc. ...

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

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

- Modern 조안나 Joanna, Biblical 요안나 Yoanna *

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

- Joanna, Johanna *

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe ** Lithuanian language ** Lithuanians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to Lithuania and the immediate geographical region ** L ...

- Joana *

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Mac ...

, 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 ...

- 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 * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

- Joanna, Janina, Żaneta, diminutive Joasia, Asia, Asieńka, Aśka, Asiunia, Nina, Ninka, Żanetka * Portuguese -

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, traditional ...

- Ioana *

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

- Яна (Yana), Жанна (Zhanna), Иoaннa (Ioanna, Greek form); diminutives Янина (Yanina), Яника (Yanika) *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

- Јована (Jovana), diminutive Јованка (Jovanka) * Slovak - Jana * Slovenian - 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 countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

Juana Juana is a Spanish language, Spanish female name. It is the feminine form of ''Juan'' (English ''John (given name), John''), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane (given name), Jane, Jean (female given name), Jean, Joan (given name), J ...

, 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 - ܝܘܚܢ Yoanna *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

- யோவன்னா Yōvannā *

Tetum Tetum may refer to: * Tetum language, an Austronesian language ** Tetum alphabet, used to write the Tetum language * Tetum people, an ethnic group of East Timor and Indonesia {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...

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

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

- Siân

Women named Joanna

Religion

Saint Joanna Joanna (, also ), 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 recorded in the Gospel of Luke as accompanying Jesus and the ...

, 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) Joanna (prioress of Lothen), a twelfth century nun, was the prioress of the monastery of Lothen in Germany. Joanna is remembered for her tapestry Tapestry is a form of Textile arts, textile art which was traditionally Weaving, woven by hand o ...

, twelfth century nun *

Joanna Southcott Joanna Southcott (or Southcote; April 1750 – 26 December 1814) was a British self-described religious prophetess from Devon. A "Southcottian" movement continued in various forms after her death. Early life Joanna Southcott was born in the h ...

(1750–1814), English prophetess

Royals and noblewomen

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

Joan of Flanders, Countess of Montfort Joan of Flanders ( 1295 – September 1374) was duchess of Brittany by her marriage to John of Montfort. Much of her life was taken up in defense of the rights of her husband to the duchy, and, later, her son's rights to the duchy, which was c ...

(c. 1295–1374), Duchess of Brittany *

Joanna, Duchess of Brabant Joanna (24 June 1322 – 1 December 1406) was a ruling duchess of Brabant from 1355 until her death. She was duchess of Brabant until the occupation of the duchy by her brother-in-law Louis II of Flanders. Following her death, the rights to the ...

(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 (; December 1325 – 27 July 1382), was Queen of Naples, and Countess of Provence and Forcalquier from 1343 to 1381; she was also Princess of Achaea from 1373 to 1381. Joanna was the eldest daughter of C ...

(1325–1382) *

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 Earl ...

(1338–1378) *

Joanna II of Naples Joanna II (; 25 June 1371 – 2 February 1435) was Queen of Naples from 1414 to her death in 1435, when the Capetian House of Anjou became extinct. As a mere formality, she used the title of Queen of Jerusalem, Sicily, and Hungary. Early ...

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

Joanna of Castile Joanna of Castile (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad (), was the nominal queen of Castile from 1504 and queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was the daughter of Queen Isabella I of Castile ...

(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 ...

(1535–1573) *

Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of t ...

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

Princess Joanna of Courland Johanna Katharina von Biron, Princess of Courland and Duchess of Acerenza (24 June 1783 – 11 April 1876) was a German princess from the ruling family of Courland and Semigallia (today part of Latvia) and a Duchess of Acerenza as the third dau ...

(1783-1876)

Other

* Joanna Ampil, Filipina musical theater actress and singer *

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

(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, to John Pindar Barnes and the former Alice Weston Mutch. She had two younger sisters, Alice and Judit ...

(1934-2022), American actress * Joanna Bending, British actress *

Joanna Bolme Joanna Bolme (born April 1, 1968) is an American 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 Steph ...

(born 1968), American

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

musician *

Joanna Briscoe Joanna Briscoe (born 1963) is an English writer who has written six 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, ''Slee ...

(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 ...

(1943–2021), Polish composer *

Joanna Byrne Joanna Byrne is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency since the 2024 general election. She was previously a Louth County Councillor between 2016 and 2024. Om 28 January Byrne was appointed S ...

, Irish politician * Joanna Cameron (1951–2021), American actress *

Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy (born Joanna Virginia Caskey; August 2, 1945) is an American actress and former model. She began working as a model in the 1960s and made her professional acting debut in 1973, appearing in the thriller films ''The Laughing Policem ...

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

Joanna Cole (disambiguation) Joanna or Joanne Cole may refer to: *Joanna Cole (author) Joanna Cole (August 11, 1944July 12, 2020) was an American author of Children's literature, children's books, best known as the author of the ''The Magic School Bus, Magic School Bus'' ...

, several people *

Joanna Connor Joanna Connor (born August 31, 1962)] is an American Chicago-based blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.] Early life Connor was born in Brooklyn of New York City, and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. After moving to Chicago in 1984, she w ...

(born 1962), American blues musician *

Joanna David Joanna David (born Joanna Elizabeth Hacking; 17 January 1947) is an English people, English actress, best known for her television work. Early life and education David was born in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, England, daughter of Major Jo ...

(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 Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was List o ...

(died 2006), British historian *

Joanna Dennehy Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of the ...

(born 1982), British serial killer *

Jo-Anna Downey Jo-Anna Downey (February 1, 1967—December 2016) was a Canadian stand-up comedian. She was the host of two weekly Toronto, Ontario comedy shows, ''Open Mike at Spirits'' (since 1996) and ''Standing on the Danforth''. Downey was diagnosed with ...

(1967–2016), Canadian comedian *

Joanna Dong Joanna Dong Ziyan (; 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. Early life and education The only child of divo ...

(born 1981), Singaporean singer-songwriter * Jo Anna Dossett, American politician * Joanna Dunham (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 perfo ...

, British jazz singer *

Joanna Forest Joanna Forest is an English 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 End in aid of breast cancer awareness ...

, British classical crossover singer *

Joanna Gaines Joanna Lee Stevens Gaines ( Stevens; born April 19, 1978) is an American interior decorator, television personality, and author. She co-hosted the home renovation show '' Fixer Upper'', which began airing on HGTV in 2013, alongside her husband Ch ...

(born 1978), American reality TV personality *

Joanna Garcia JoAnna García Swisher (born August 10, 1979) is an American actress and businesswoman. 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-Mo ...

(born 1979), American actress *

Joanna Glass Joanna McClelland Glass (born October 7, 1936) is a Canadian playwright. She was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on th ...

(born 1936), Canadian playwright *

Joanna Gleason Joanna Gleason (née Hall; born June 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American actress and singer, known for her performances in theatrical musicals and plays, and on film and television. In theatre, Gleason originated the role of the Baker's Wife in Ste ...

(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's father was of Irish descent, and her mother o ...

(born 1963), American actress *

Joanna (singer) Maria de Fátima Gomes Nogueira (born Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil ...

(born 1957), stage name of Brazilian singer Maria de Fátima Gomes Nogueira *

Joanna Gosling Joanna Marie Nussett Gosling (born 5 January 1971) is an English broadcaster, currently presenting a weekly programme on Classic FM (UK), Classic FM. Gosling was a newsreader and presenter at BBC News (British TV channel), BBC News from 1999 t ...

(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 Env ...

(born 1954), British physicist and academic *

Joanna Harcourt-Smith Joanna Harcourt-Smith (13 January 1946 – 11 October 2020) was a British-born author, poet, and psychedelic activist from an aristocratic background. She was the granddaughter of Sir Cecil Harcourt-Smith and the stepdaughter of financier Ár ...

(1946–2020), Swiss writer *

Joanna Hausmann Joanna Hausmann Jatar (born 20 March 1989) is a 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 co-executive produ ...

(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 Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles, 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Sh ...

(born 1976), American gold medalist in the 2004 Olympics * Joanna Hiffernan (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 Macintosh team and the NeXT team. At the time she began at Apple Computer, the Mac was "still a research ...

(born 1953), Polish-born American computer executive *

Joanna Jędrzejczyk Joanna Jędrzejczyk (, born August 18, 1987) is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Jędrzejczyk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she holds several records and is a forme ...

(born 1987), Polish mixed martial artists *

Joanna Kerns Joanna Kerns is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the ABC sitcom ''Growing Pains'' from 1985 to 1992. Early life Kerns was born Joanna Crussie DeVarona in San Francisco, California. Her older sister ...

(born 1953), American actress * Joanna Klepko (born 1983), Polish singer *

Joanna Krupa Joanna Krupa () is a Polish-born American model, actress, and television presenter. She is known internationally as the host and head judge of Polish '' Top Model'' (2010–present) and has appeared on the reality television series ''Dancing wit ...

(born 1979), Polish-American model and actress *

Joanna Kulig Joanna Kulig (; born 24 June 1982) is a Polish actress and singer. Noted for performing in different languages, she has worked in film, television and radio as well as on stage. She is the recipient of a European Film Award and two Polish Film ...

(born 1982), Polish actress * Joanna Levesque (born 1990), American singer * Joanna Lee (1931–2003), American screenwriter, actress, and producer *

Joanna Lewerentz Joanna Solveig Elisabeth Lewerentz Lundgren (born 19 November 1992) is a Swedish politician from the Moderate Party. She briefly served as Member of the Riksdag from 2023 to 2024. References See also * List of members of the Riksdag, 2022� ...

(born 1992), Swedish politician *

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

(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 was artistic director of t ...

(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 Isabel Mayer Joanna Isabel Mayer (March 6, 1904 – February 28, 1991) was an American mathematician and educator. She was Marquette University's first doctoral student in mathematics and one of the few American women to earn a PhD in mathematics before World ...

(1904–1991), American mathematician and educator *

Joanna McGrenere Joanna McGrenere is a Canadian computer scientist specializing in human–computer interaction, adaptive user interfaces, and universal usability. She is a professor of computer science at the University of British Columbia. Education McGrenere ...

, Canadian computer scientist *

Joanna Merlin Joanna Merlin (born JoAnn Delores Ratner; July 15, 1931 – October 15, 2023) was an American actress and casting director who worked with Stephen Sondheim and starred in the original Broadway production of ''Fiddler on the Roof''. She wrote tw ...

(1931–2023), 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 an Australian playwright, screenwriter, novelist, librettist, and newspaper columnist. Early life and education Joanna Murray-Smith was born on 17 April 1962 in Mount Eliza, Victoria. Her father was ...

(born 1962), Australian author *

Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. After recording and self-releasing two EPs in 2002, Newsom signed to the independent label Drag City (record label), Drag City. Her debut album, ''The Milk-Eyed ...

(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 is a Welsh actress and presenter, known for portraying List of Gavin & Stacey characters, Stacey Shipman in the BAFTA-winning television series ''Gavin & Stacey''. She played Dora Spenlow in the David Copperfield (1999 film), ...

(born 1977), Welsh actress *

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

(born 1957), Polish actress *

Joanna Parrish Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of the ...

(1969–1990), English student murdered in France in 1990 * Joanna Pearson, American writer *

Joanna Pettet Joanna Pettet (born Joanna Jane Salmon; 16 November 1942) is a Canadian and English former actress. Early life Pettet was born in London, England, daughter of Harold Nigel Egerton Salmon and Cecily J. Tremaine, who were married in Chelsea, Lon ...

(born 1942), British actress *

Joanna Phillips-Lane Joanna Phillips-Lane is a British actress who among other parts, played the character Roxy in Carla Lane's sitcom ''Bread''. She also played the character Wendy Foley in ''Capital City A capital city, or just capital, is the municipality ...

, 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 ...

(born 1947), American artist *

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

(1901–1989), American actress and playwright *

Joanna Roth Joanna Roth (born Joanna Angelis; 1965) is a Danish-British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and has appeared in film, television, video games, and theatre. She is known for her portrayal of Ophelia in the film ...

(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 ...

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

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern soci ...

themes *

Joanna Scanlan Joanna Marion Scanlan (born 27 October 1961) is a British actress and writer. On television, she is known for her roles in ''The Thick of It'' (2005–2012), ''Big School'' (2013–2014), ''Puppy Love'' (2014), '' No Offence'' (2015–2018), ...

(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, the first sorority founded by African-American women. She served as an educator for more than 20 years ...

(1884–1965), American educator *

Joanna Shimkus Joanna Marie ShimkusSidney Poitier death certificate ...

(born 1943), Canadian actress * Joanna Siedlecka (born 1949), Polish writer and journalist *

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

(1936–2022), American opera singer *

Joanna Simon (wine) Joanna Simon is a British author and wine journalist known for her column in ''The Sunday Times'' for 22 years from 1987 to 2009, where she was also a cookery writer from 2004 to 2009. She is founding editor of ''Waitrose Drinks'' magazine and wri ...

, British author and wine journalist * Joanna Smolarek (born 1965), Polish track and field sprinter * Joanna St. Claire, American singer and songwriter *

Joanna Stern Joanna Stern (born December 5, 1984) is an American technology journalist, best known for her videos and columns at ''The Wall Street Journal'' and technology news websites ''Engadget'' and ''The Verge''. She became a personal technology columni ...

(born 1984), American technology journalist * 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 Commonwealt ...

(born 1986), Australian netball player *

Joanna Tope Joanna Margaret Tope (14 May 1944 – 19 December 2024) was an English actress who appeared in many television programmes, including '' Emmerdale Farm'' as Dr. Clare Scott in 1973, '' The Omega Factor'' as Julia Crane in 1979, and ''The Tomorrow P ...

(1944–2024), English actress *

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 (born 1977), French digital transformation advisor and entrepreneur *

Joanna Wang Joanna Wang (; born 1 August 1988), is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, daughter of music producer (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 Werners Joanna Werners (born 25 December 1953) is a Dutch writer of Surinamese origin. She is considered a pioneer of Surinamese lesbian literature. Biography Werners was born on 25 December 1953 in Paramaribo, Suriname. She attended the city's Algeme ...

(born 1953), Surinamese-born Dutch author *

Joanna Wichmann Joanna (Anna) Wichmann (5 January 1905 – 27 September 1985) was a German-born textile artist and embroiderer who worked in the Netherlands from 1928 to 1939. Biography She was born Johanna Pittig in Essen, Germany, on 5 January 1905, as the d ...

(1905–1985), German-born textile artist and embroiderer *

Joanna Woodall Joanna Woodall (born 1956) is an art historian at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, where she is a specialist in portraiture and Netherlandish art. Education Woodall has a BA degree in history from the University of York and an MA and PhD ...

(born 1956), British art historian * Joanna Yeates (1985–2010), English landscape architect and victim in a high-profile 2010 murder case *

Joanna Zeiger Joanna Sue Zeiger (born May 4, 1970) is an American triathlete who is the 2008 Ironman 70.3 world champion. Zeiger represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in triathlon. She's the author of ''The Champions Mindset - An Athlete ...

(born 1970), American Olympic and world champion triathlete, and author

Fictional characters

* List of Witches of East End characters#Joanna Beauchamp, Joanna Beauchamp, the lead character in Melissa de la Cruz's novel ''Witches of East End'' and the Witches of East End (TV series), TV show made from it * Joanna Chambers, a List of The Power of Five characters#Professor Joanna Chambers, ''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'' by Ira Levin * Joanna “Joey” Del Marco, a character in the Netflix series ''Grand Army (TV series), Grand Army'' * The title character in the 1973 Brazilian film ''Joanna Francesa'', played by Jeanne Moreau * Jo Harvelle, Joanna Beth "Jo" Harvelle, a List of Supernatural characters#Hunters, hunter on ''Supernatural (U.S. TV series), Supernatural'' * Joanna the Goanna, a pet lizard to antagonist Percival McLeach in Disney's ''The Rescuers Down Under'' * The protagonist of the 1968 British film ''Joanna (1968 film), Joanna'' * Joanna McCoy, daughter of Leonard McCoy 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'' * Jo Polniaczek on ''The Facts of Life (TV series), The Facts of Life'' * Lieutenant Forever (2014 TV series), Joanna Reece on ''Forever (2014 TV series), Forever'' * Joanna Cargill, Joanna Cargill (Frenzy), a mutant character appearing in X-Men comics

Women named Ioanna

* Ioanna Anagnostopoulou (born 1997), Greek rhythmic gymnast * Ioanna Avraam, Cypriot ballet dancer * Ioanna Babassika, Greek human rights lawyer * Ioanna Chatziioannou (born 1973), retired female weightlifter from Greece * Ioánna Filíppou, Ioanna Filippou (born 1995), Cypriot beauty pageant title holder * Ioanna Fotiadou (born 1977), Greek handball player * Ioanna Karyofylli, Greek local politician * Ioanna Karystiani (born 1952), Greek screenwriter * Ioanna Kimbook, Cypriot actress * Ioanna Kondouli, Greek politician and topographer engineer * İoanna Kuçuradi (born 1936), Turkish philosopher * Ioanna Lytrivi (born 1982), Greek politician * Ioanna Morfessis, American businesswoman * Ioanna Papantoniou (born 1936), Greek author, scenic designer, costume designer and folklorist * Ioanna Sfekas-Karvelas (born 1950), Greek American dramatic soprano * Ioanna Stamatopoulou (born 1998), Greek water polo player * Ioanna Tantcheva (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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