Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joanna

/ˌd͡ʒoʊˈænə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: joan-na
IPA: /ˌd͡ʒoʊˈænə/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slang

name

A female given name from Latin [in turn from Hebrew].

name

One of the women following Jesus.

name

Obsolete spelling of Johanna (“the island of Anjouan”).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"2006, "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" (song) by the Scissor Sisters But I don't feel like dancin' When the old Joanna plays"
"[A]nd the twelve were with him, and certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance."

Etymology

From the name Joanna, which is a rhyme for the dialectal pronunciation of piano as /piˈænə/.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Joanna, Ἰωάννα, יוֹחָנָה

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌd͡ʒoʊˈænə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

joannas (plural) Jo (alternative) Joann (alternative)

Derived Forms

Joan

Rhymes With

anna indiana louisiana montana hannah diana banana ghana lana savannah hanna nana

Questions

How do you pronounce joanna?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒoʊˈænə/.
What does joanna mean?: A piano.
Where does joanna come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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