Origin: Joanna is the feminine form the Hebrew name Yochanan (Latinised as Johannes) derived from the Hebrew Yhvh "Yahweh; the God of Israel" and chanan "to show favor, be gracious". The feminine name was found in New Testament in the Greek form Ιωαννα (Ioanna) which then became Latinised a
I'm convinced Joan is on the verge of making a comeback! Hopefully not too soon, because I want to be in the vanguard ;)