Յովհաննա (Hovhanna), Օհաննա (Ōhanna) Basque language - Jone, Joana, Joane Breton - Janed Bulgarian - Йоана (Joana/Yoana), Ivana, Yana; diminutive: Яниџa (Yanizza, Yanitza, Yanitsa) Catalan - Joana Chinese - Modern Qiáo ān nà (literally 'tall, peaceful, graceful'), Biblical Yāo yà ná Croatian - Ivana, Jana, Janja Czech - Jana, Johana Danish - Johanne Dawan - Yohana Dutch - Johanna, Joanna, diminutives Joke, Janneke Estonian - Joanna, Johanna Finnish - Johanna, Joanna, Jonna, Janette, Janna, Jaana, Hanne Filipino - Juana French - Jeanne, diminutive Jeannette, Janine, Old French - Jehane Galician - Xoana Georgian - იოანნა Ioanna German - Johanna, diminutive Hanne Greek - (Ioanna), Modern Greek - Γιάννα (Giánna), diminutive Γιαννούλα Yannoula Hebrew - יוחנה Yoḥanah, יוהנה Yohannah Hungarian - Johanna, Jana, diminutive Hanna, Janka Icelandic - Jóhanna Indonesian - Yohana Irish - Siobhán (after French Jeanne), diminutive Sinéad (after French Jeannette) Italian - Giovanna, diminutive Gianna, Giannina, Vanna, Nina, Zana, Ivana Korean - Modern 조안나 Joanna, Biblical 요안나 Yoanna Latin - Joanna, Johanna Lithuanian - Joana Macedonian - Ivana, diminutive Ива (Iva); Јована (Jovana), diminutives Јованка (Jovanka), Јовка (Jovka), Yana Malayalam - യോഹന്ന Yōhannā Persian - جوانا Jovannā Polish - Joanna, diminutive Joasia, Asia, Asieńka, Aśka, Asiunia Portuguese - Joana Romanian - Ioana Russian - Яна (Yana), Жанна (Zhanna), Иoaннa (Ioanna, Greek form); diminutives Янина (Yanina), Яника (Yanika) Serbian - Јована (Jovana), diminutive Јованка (Jovanka) Slovak - Jana Slovenian - Jana Spanish - Juana, diminutive Juanita, Nita Swedish - Johanna, diminutive Hanna Syriac - ܝܘܚܢ Yoanna Tamil - யோவன்னா Yōvannā Tetum - Joana Ukrainian - Іванна (Ivanna), Іоанна (Ioanna) Vèneto - Joana (pronounced // and //) Welsh - Siân Women named Joanna Religion Saint Joanna, one of the women associated with the ministry of Mary Magdalene. She brought myrrh to Christ's sepulcher and helped discover the empty tomb (Luke 24:10). Joanna (prioress of Lothen), twelfth century nun Joanna Southcott (1750–1814), English prophetess Royals and noblewomen Joanna of Constantinople (c. 1199–1244), Countess of Flanders Joanna of Flanders (c. 1295–1374), Duchess of Brittany Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322–1406) Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo (1344–1387) Joanna I of Naples (1371–1435) Joanna of Bourbon (1338–1378) Joanna II of Naples (1371–1435) Joanna of Navarre (c. 1368–1437), consort of King Henry IV of England Saint Joana, Crown Princess of Portugal (1452–1490) Joanna of Castile (1479–1555), queen regnant of Castile, known as Joanna the Mad Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535–1573) Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess