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Joanne¹

  • /d͡ʒoʊn/ US
  • /ʒoʊn/ US
  • /ˈd͡ʒoʊˌæn/ US
  • /d͡ʒəʊn/ UK
  • /ʒoʊn/ UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒəʊˌæn/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊn

Where it comes from

From Old French Joanne, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.

Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

proper noun Jo · Joann

  1. A female given name from French. "Ye've seen the Lady?" "I have," said I; "and I have seen the young ladies too, except Miss Joanne." "Ye may just as weel lay by the Miss, and ca' her Joan, like her mother afore her, noo—They've flung the puir lassie clean aff, Mr Waldie. Greeting for the father, and nae thought for the bairn—that'

Joanne²

  • /d͡ʒoʊˈæn/ US
  • /d͡ʒəʊˈæn/ UK

Rhymes with -æn

Where it comes from

From various feminine names clipped to Jo + Anne, q.v.

proper noun Jo · JoAnne · Jo-Anne · Jo Anne · Joann · JoAnn

  1. A female given name.

JoAnne³

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Joanne.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: joan, johanne, johan, juan, chiao, qiao, jean, guide, joanna, joann, jeanne, joane, jo-anne, jeannine, jo-ann, jeannette

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"Joanne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/joanne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Joanne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/joanne

Chicago

"Joanne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/joanne.

BibTeX
@misc{joanne_2026,
  title = {Joanne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joanne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}