Johanna

{{About|the name}} {{Infobox name | name = Johanna | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|dʒ|oʊ|ˈ|(|h|)|æ|n|ə}};<br />{{IPA|de|joˈhana|lang}} | gender = female | meaning = God is gracious | region = | origin = Hebrew > Greek > Latin | related names = Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, Jo, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanne, Johann, Johana | footnotes = }}

'''Johanna''' is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially. For more information on the name's origin, see the article on Joanna.

==Women named Johanna== * Johanna Allik (born 1994), Estonian figure skater * {{anbl|Johanna Almgren}} * Johanna van Ammers-Küller (1884–1966), Dutch writer * Johanna "Hannah" Arendt (1906–1975), German-born American political theorist * Johanna Baehr, German climate scientist * Johanna "Jo" Bauer-Stumpff (1873–1964), Dutch painter * Johanna Sophia of Bavaria (c.1373–1410), Duchess consort of Austria * Johanna Beisteiner (born 1976), Austrian classical guitarist * Johanna Berglind (1816–1903), Swedish sign language educator * Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir, Icelandic farmer * Johanna Bond, American law professor and academic administrator * Johanna "Annie" Bos (1886–1975), Dutch theater and silent film actress * Johanna van Brabant (1322–1406), Duchess of Brabant * Johanna Braddy (born 1987), American actress * Johanna Contreras, American public official * Johanna Corleva (1698–1752), Dutch translator and linguist * Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie (1661–1708), Swedish writer * Johanna Martina Duyvené de Wit (born 1946), Dutch writer with the pseudonym ''Tessa de Loo'' * Johanna Edwards (born 1978), American novelist * Johanna Emanuelsson (born 1986), Swedish playwright and screenwriter * Johanna Fateman (born 1974), American musician, writer and editor * Johanna Fernández (historian) (born 1970), Dominican-American historian, professor, and activist * Johanna Greie (1864–1911), German-American writer, socialist, and reformer * Johanna Griggs (born 1973), Australian sportsperson and television personality * Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862–1925), Dutch art dealer, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh * Johanna Hedén (1837–1912), Swedish obstetrician * Johanna Helena Herolt (1668–1723), German-born Dutch still-life painter * Johanna Hiemer (born 1995), Austrian ski mountaineer * Johanna Jachmann-Wagner (1828–1894), German mezzo-soprano * Johanna Joseph (born 1992), French basketball player * Johanna July (c. 1860–1942), American horse breaker * Johanna Kirchner (1889–1944), German opponent of the Nazi régime * Johanna Koerten (1650–1715), Dutch silhouette cutter * Johanna Konta (born 1991), British tennis player * Johanna "Joke" van Leeuwen (born 1952), Dutch author, illustrator, and cabaret performer * Johanna "Anneke" Levelt Sengers (1929–2024), Dutch physicist * Johanna Lind (born 1971), 1993 Miss Sweden * Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer (1664–1737), Dutch writer * Johanna Lindsey (1952–2019), American author of romance novels * Johanna Löfblad (1733–1811), Swedish actress * Johanna Loisinger (1865–1951), opera singer * Johanna Long (born 1992), racing driver * Johanna "Hanja" Maij-Weggen (born 1943), Dutch government minister * Johanna Matz (1932–2025), Austrian actress * Johanna Mestorf (1828–1909), German prehistoric archaeologist and museum curator * Johanna Meeuwsen (1857–1942), South African missionary * Johanna Nichols (born 1945), American paleolinguist * Johanna Simone Pertens (born 2009), Estonian rhythmic gymnast * Johanna van Polanen (1392–1445), Dutch noblewoman * Johanna Maria Proot-Sterck (1868–1945), Dutch historian and teacher * Johanna Ray, American casting director and producer * Johanna Reiss (born 1932), Dutch-born American writer * Johanna Rosaly (born 1948), Puerto Rican actress * Johanna C.M. "Jolande" Sap (born 1963), Dutch politician * Johanna Schaller-Klier (born 1952), retired German Olympic hurdler and Olympic gold medallist * Johanna Schipper (born 1967), Taiwanese-born French comics cartoonist and writer known as "Johanna" * Johanna Schopenhauer (1766–1838), German author * Johanna "Janneke" Schopman (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player * Johanna von Schoultz (1813–1863), Finnish opera singer * Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout (1910–1992), Surinamese poet and community leader * Johanna "Ans" Schut (born 1944), Dutch speed skater * Johanna Sebauer (born 1988), Austrian writer * Johanna "Jopie" Selbach (1918–1998), Dutch swimmer * Johanna Spyri (1827–1901), Swiss author of ''Heidi'' * Johanna Sundberg (1828–1910), Swedish ballerina * Johanna ter Steege (born 1961), Dutch actress * Johanna Talihärm (born 1993), Estonian biathlete * Johanna "Hannie" Termeulen (1929–2001), Dutch swimmer * Johanna Veenstra (1894–1933), American missionary * Johanna Vergouwen (1630–1714), Flemish Baroque painter and copyist * Johanna Petronella Vrugt (1905–1960), Dutch writer and poet with the pseudonym ''Anna Blaman'' * Johanna Waterous (born 1957), Canadian businesswoman * Johanna Wattier (1762–1827), Dutch actress * Johanna Westerdijk (1883–1961), Dutch plant pathologist, first female professor in the Netherlands

'''Jóhanna''' * Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (born 1942), Iceland's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era * Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, a.k.a. Yohanna, Icelandic singer

==Masculine name== * Johanna Omolo (born 1989), Kenyan footballer

==Fictional characters== * Johanna, a character in many adaptations of the story of Sweeney Todd, named "Johanna Oakley" in the original version of the tale and "Johanna Barker" in Sondheim's musical adaptation * A role in August Bournonville's comic ballet ''The Kermesse in Bruges'' * Johanna Mason, a character in the popular ''Hunger Games'' series, being mentioned without a name in the first novel and appearing as a main character in ''Catching Fire'' and ''Mockingjay''. * Johanna Reyes, a character in the ''Divergent'' series beginning with ''Insurgent''. She is the leader of the Amity faction. * Johanna, a playable character in the video game ''Heroes of the Storm''. * Johanna, the motorcycle-shaped persona of Makoto Niijima in ''Persona 5''. * Johanna, the titular character's mother in ''Hilda''.

==Name day== * Latvia: 15 December * Hungary: 28 March * Finland: 21 July * Greece: 7 January * Poland: 31 May * Sweden: 21 July * Estonia: 15 August

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