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Where does “Johanna” come from?

Johanna (Old Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.

Ancestry of “Johanna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinJohanna—
2LatinJoanna—
3Ancient GreekἸωάννα—
4Hebrewיוֹחָנָה—
5HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
6HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
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