Joanne

Where Joanne 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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Joanne
  • French
  • Hebrew
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1888
    First appearance
    #1,276 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1930
    Joanne Woodward born
    American actress
  3. 1935
    Peak, #44
    4,565 babies named Joanne — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1964
    Joanne Whalley born
    British actress
  5. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #153.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
  • A female given name.
  • A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Joanne.
Namesakes
  • Joanne Woodward · American actress, born 1930
  • Joanne Whalley · British actress, born 1964
  • Joanne Harris · British and French author, born 1964
  • Joanne Dru · American film and television actress, 1922–1996
  • Joanne Froggatt · English actress, born 1980

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.