Johanna

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Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form Ioanna lacks a medial -h- because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially. For more information on the name's origin, see the article on Joanna.

Women named Johanna

• Johanna Spyri, Swiss author, famous for Heidi.
• Johanna Hurwitz, an American librarian and author of children's books.
• Johanna Lindsey, an American author of romance novels.
• Johanna Nichols, a linguist at UC Berkeley, known for inventing research techniques for the deep prehistory of languages, and for her mastery of Caucasian languages like Chechen.
• Johanna Virtanen, a singer in the Finnish band Värttinä.
• Johanna Wattier (1762-1827) was a Dutch actress.
• Johanna (née Johannes), a young transsexual girl in Germany. [1]
• Johanna Asplund, bassist in the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights.

Johanna in popular culture

• One of Bob Dylan's most critically praised songs is "Visions of Johanna."
• Johanna is one of the main characters of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd, as well as the title of three different songs from the productions.

Other occurrences

• Lake Johanna Township, Minnesota
• Johanna, Victoria, surf beach and holiday spot
• 127 Johanna, asteroid

See also

• The related names Joanna, Jane, Joan, Johannes