Johanna - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Johanna \jo-hanna, joha(n)-na\ is pronounced yoh-HAHN-ah, joh-HAHN-ah . It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord is gracious". Feminine form of John; variant of Joanna. See also Joan.

Johanna has 7 variant forms: Giovanna, Joanna, JoeHannah, Johana, Johannah, Johanne and Jovanna.

For more information, see also related names Hana, Jean, Johnna and Jane.

A baby name that sounds like Johanna is Yohanna.

Johanna is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Johanna. Click here to compare Johanna with related baby names.