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What does Gianna mean?
Gianna 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced jee-AHN-ah, JAHN-ah. It is of Italian and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Gianna is "God is gracious". Feminine of Gianni and Jane, from John. The name is sometimes used in honor of Saint Gianna Molla who died in 1962 because she had a dangerous pregnancy and preferred to risk her life rather than abort her baby. Also form of Johnna.
Variations
VARIANTS Geonna, Gia▲, Giana, Ginara, Gianina, Gianella, Giannina, Gionna
SEE ALSO Jiana
RELATED FORMS VIA JANE Giovanna▲, Ivana▲, Ivanka, Ivanna▲, Jaina, Jana▼, Jania▼, Janina, Janka, Janna▼, Janny, Jayna, Jeanne▼, Jinna, Joana▼, Joanna, Johanna, Johnna▼, Juana, Vania, Vanya
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gianna Bethany (G.B.), ..
How popular is Gianna?
Gianna is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#3132 out of 4276, Top 73%) and also a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#142819 out of 150436, Top 95%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gianna was first listed in 1980-1989 and reached its highest rank of #63 in the U.S. in 2011, and is at #80 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Joanna (#212 IN 2018), Jane (#291), Gia (#386), Johanna (#536), Ivanna (#566), Giovanna (#837), Giana (#968), Jana (#984), Ivana (#1187), Gianni (#1661), Juana (#1692), Joana, Johnna, John, Jania, Jeanne, Jayna, Janna, Janina, Jaina, Ivanka and Vania are the popular alternative forms of Gianna (#80) ranked in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Gianna was widespread during the years 1940-1949 (ADOPTION OF 0.8%) and is somewhat less today (ADOPTION 0.55%, ▼32%), with versions like Joana going out of style. The more fashionable birth names here are Ivanna, Gianna, Giovanna, Ivana and Gia.
Similar Names
Gianna▲ is alike in pronunciation to Geenia, Gena▼, Genia, Genna, Genni, Genny, Genya, Gina▼, Ginia, Ginna, Ginnee, Ginnie, Ginya, Jannae, Jannah, Jeana▼, Jeanna▼, Jenna▼, Jianna, Jina, Jinia, Jinni, Jinny, Jonna and Joyanna. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aivanna, Alianna▲, Bianka, Brianna▼, Chianna, Ciana, Cianna▼, Deanna▼, Diahna, Dianda, Diann▼, Diannah, Dianne▼, Dyanna, Eanna, Evanna, Fionna, Flanna, Ganah, Geina, Gerianna, Gitanna, Glenna▼, Granya, Gwenn, Gwynn, Gwynne, Hanna▼, Ioanna, Keanna▼, Kiana▼, Kianna▼, Liana▲, Lianna▲, Linna, Luanna, Miyanna, Osanna, Riann, Roanna, Ryanna, Sanna, Seanna, Shanna▼, Shianna, Siana, Tianna▼, Tianne, Vianca and Yionna. These names tend to be less commonly used than Gianna.
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