Meaning and origin
Johanna is a Latin girl name. The meaning of the name is `God is Gracious`.
Where is it used? The name Johanna is mainly used in German, Scandinavian, Dutch and in Hungarian.
If it's too long people might use In German: Hanne In Danish: Jonna
For the opposite sex use: In Scandinavian, German and in Czech: Johan (M) In German, Dutch, Scandinavian and in Late Roman: Johannes (M)
See also In Italian: Giovanni In German, Dutch and in Danish: Hans In German: Johann In French: Jean In French: Jeanne (F) In English and in the bible: John (M) In English: Joan In English: Jane (F) In Dutch: Johanneke (F) In Dutch: Hannes In Dutch: Joop In Danish and in Norwegian: Janne (F) In Armenian: Hovhannes In Other languages: Joannes
Extra information: Alternative meanings ( ) Also Dutch, German, Hungarian, Icelandic and Scandinavian
What Johanna`s say about their name
The best thing about the name Johanna: Its different and it is nice when you meet another one
The worst thing about the name: It took me ages to like it.
If my name wasn`t Johanna....: I would have been a boy named Joshua Micheal
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Johanna: It is unique.
The worst thing about the name: People always pronounce your name wrong.
If my name wasn`t Johanna....: I don't know.
Extra information:
Johanna appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 419. In the last 128 years Johanna has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. . 1880 was a `top year` for the name Johanna. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #191. Our records go back to 1880