Ioanna
Ιωάννα
Joanna, in English
The feminine of Ioannis — kept with the Forerunner and Baptist John on 7 January.
AI-generated · contemporary interpretation · onomasti original, 2026
Origin
The story of Ioanna
Ioanna keeps 7 January, with the Synaxis of the Forerunner and Baptist John — the name is the feminine of Ἰωάννης, and shares his day.
Like the masculine, the name means grace. Ἰωάννα is the feminine of Ioannes, from the Hebrew Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious.”
“God is gracious — the feminine of John.”
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Ιωάννα
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In English letters: Ioanna · Joanna
Ιωάννα
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Χρόνια Πολλά
Send Ioanna a Χρόνια Πολλά
A name day matters more than a birthday in a Greek family — and everyone sends Χρόνια Πολλά. Here is a card to send, and the correct Greek to write, whether or not you can type it yourself.
Warm — someone close
Formal — an elder, or with respect
The card and the wishes are in Greek — the way you would actually send them. We never machine-translate; these are fixed, correct greetings, and the name is woven in only where Greek grammar lets us do it without guessing.
Variations
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One name takes many forms — the formal, the everyday, the affectionate, and the spellings that travelled abroad. Each has its own page here, and all share the same day.
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