| Pronunciation | /dʒoʊˈæn/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | God is gracious |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Joan, Joanna, Johanna, Jo-Anne, Joann |
Joanne (alternate spellings Joann, Jo Ann, Johann, Johanne, Jo-Ann, Jo-Anne) is a common given name for women, being a variant of Joanna. In Northern Ireland of 1975, "Joanne" was the most frequently used name for female newborns, though by the early years of the 21st century, the name had declined in popularity so that it could not be counted among the twenty most frequently used.[1]
Sometimes in modern English Joanne is reinterpreted as a compound of the two names Jo and Anne, and therefore given a spelling like JoAnne, Jo-Anne, or Jo Anne. However, the original name Joanna in ancient Greek and Latin is a single unit, not a compound. The names Hannah, Anna, Anne, Ann are etymologically related to Joanne just the same: they are derived from Hebrew חַנָּה Ḥannāh 'grace' from the same verbal root meaning "to be gracious".
People with the given name Joanne
- Joanne Accom (born 1978), Australian singer
- Joanne Acalcichew (born 1986), British dispenser
- Joanne Banning (born 1977), Australian field hockey player
- JoAnne S. Bass, first female senior enlisted service member of any U.S. military branch
- Joanne Beaumier (born 1996), Lebanese footballer
- Joanne Brackeen (born 1938), American jazz pianist
- Joanne Campbell (1964–2002), British actress
- Joanne Catherall (born 1962), British singer, member of The Human League
- Joanne Colan, British video blogger
- Joanne Deakins (born 1972), British swimmer
- Joanne Dennehy (born 1982), serial killer
- Joanne Doyle (born 1972), Irish dancer
- Joanne Dru (1922–1996), American actress
- Joanne Durant (born 1975), Barbadian sprinter
- Joanne Elliott (1925–2023), American mathematician
- Joanne Ellis (born 1981), English field hockey player
- Joanne Fluke (born 1943), American novelist
- Joanne (Jo) Frost (born 1970), English nanny, writer and TV hostess
- Joanne Grant (1930–2005), African-American journalist and Communist activist
- Joanne Harris (born 1964), British novelist
- Jo Hayes, New Zealand politician
- Joanne Head (1930–2021), American politician
- Joanne Herring (born 1929), American political activist
- Joanne C. Hillhouse (born 1970s), Antiguan writer and journalist
- Joanne Kelly (born 1978), Canadian actress
- Joanne Marrow (1945–2014), American clinical psychologist, author and professor
- Joanne McNally (born 1983), Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actress
- Joanne Rowling (born 1965), British author
- Joanne Pavey (born 1973), British runner
- Joanne Peh (born 1983), Singaporean actress
- Joanne Shaw Taylor (born 1986), English blues singer and guitarist
- Joanne Shenandoah (1957–2021), American singer and guitarist
- Joanne Stoker (born 1983/84), British footwear designer
- Joanne Whalley (born 1961), British actress
- Joanne Woodward (born 1930), American actress
See also
References
- ↑ "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2004-01-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
(see tables "Comparison with 1975" and "Top 20 Names 2000–2003")
External links
- "Joanna" at Edgar's Name Pages – with history, naming frequency statistics, related names, and famous namebearers
- Icons of St. Joanna the Myrrh-Bearer here and here