Vanna

Where Vanna comes from

From Slavic Vanna, from Ivana (Ѝвана) and Ivanna (Ива́нна), ultimately 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 Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, and Sinead.
— Wiktionary's entry for Vanna
  • Slavic
  • Vowel-ended
Vanna through the years
  1. 1905
    First appearance
    #1,696 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1986
    Peak, #1,233
    111 babies named Vanna, the most in any year.
  3. 1990
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,909.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Slavic languages.
Namesakes

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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.