Joanna
Joanna is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning God is gracious.
What Joanna means
God is gracious.
Joanna sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Joanna comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Joanna is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Joanna?
You will not find Joanna in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Joanna
Joanna spans scripture and faith, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Joanna
These share Joanna's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Elizabeth — Pledged to God; God is my oath.
- Elliana — God has answered me.
- Michal — Who is like God?
- Ruth — Compassionate friend; companion.
- Jeremiah — God will exalt.
- John — God is gracious.
- Joshua — God is salvation.
- Judah — Praised.
- Abraham — Father of multitudes.
- Abram — Exalted father.
- Cohen — Priest.
- Eli — Ascended; my God.