Joanne (meaning and origin)

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Joanne

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Meaning and origin
Joanne is a Hebrew girl name. The meaning of the name is `God is gracious `.

Where is it used?
The name Joanne is mainly used in English.

In combination with other names:
In English (Modern): Joandra (F)

See also
In Scottish: Seonag
In Scottish: Se�naid
In English: Joni
In English: Joann

What Joanne`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Joanne:
nothing
The worst thing about the name:

If my name wasn`t Joanne....:

Extra information:
The best thing about the name Joanne:
It can be shortened to Jo which I prefer to be called
The worst thing about the name:
I feel like Joanne is so formal and as though I am being told off. I hate being called Joanna!!!
If my name wasn`t Joanne....:
It would be Collette as my dad was called Colin
Extra information:
If I was a boy I would have been called Martin!
The best thing about the name Joanne:
It shortens to Jo, it's rare and I like it
The worst thing about the name:
my brothers still call me the dreaded name Jo-jo
If my name wasn`t Joanne....:
It would have been Charlotte and I would have been a librarian
Extra information:
It's a great name from the Bible
The best thing about the name Joanne:
It can be shortened to Jo, Joey, etc.
The worst thing about the name:
Nothing.
If my name wasn`t Joanne....:
It was going to be Suzanne! Thank goodness its not.
Extra information:
Its unique. In my entire life I have only known 2 other Joanne's. One is my newly acquired sister in law... We're married to brothers, so we both have the name Joanne and the surname Taylor. Oh well. I still love my name.
The best thing about the name Joanne:
Not many people have this name.
The worst thing about the name:
It sounds old.
If my name wasn`t Joanne....:

Extra information:
The best thing about the name Joanne:
being able to shorten it, has to be the best thing, i get called jo all the time.
The worst thing about the name:
my mum always calls me it, i am 36 and i feel about ten everytime my mum talks to me
If my name wasn`t Joanne....:
i guess i wouldn't be me if i was called something different.
Extra information:
great for a little girl, dont like it as a adult. but i was given the name, and its me now!!
The best thing about the name Joanne:
it can be shortened to jo and be more funky and its one of the female versions of joseph so keeps with tradition of naming after a family member
The worst thing about the name:
ppl think adding an a=joanna is cute nope jo jojo joanne thank you
If my name wasn`t Joanne....:
no i think my name suit me being a caring cancersarian its part of me now and sums me up in one
Extra information:
like the satistics said its quiet unique and mainly an english name so heres a unique name for grabs....
The best thing about the name Joanne:
I think that I was the ONLY Joanne when I was in school.
The worst thing about the name:
teachers always wanted to call me JOANNA or mispell my name.
If my name wasn`t Joanne....:
made Smith less ordinary! I am SO happy that Daddy didn't let Mom name me JENNIFER!
Extra information:
Could be worse, I was almost named BARBARA until parents found out that Grandma had named her dead baby that & Grandma had a fit!

More `Joanne` links
Joanne as abbreviation
Actors named Joanne
Joanne in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Joanne

Joanne doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Joanne appeared in the top-1000 was 8 years ago, in 2000. It ranked #943 in that year. The name reached the top-100 4 times. 1940 was a `top year` for the name Joanne. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #54. The last time Joanne appeared among the most common names was in 1910. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	---
2006	---
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2001	---
2000	943
1999	979
1998	892
1997	836
1996	789
1995	741
1994	732
1993	660
1992	671
1991	581
1990	561
1980	344
1970	170
1960	99
1950	67
1940	54
1930	81
1920	471
1910	822
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---