Johanna

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 Iōanna 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

• Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland's first female Prime Minister (incumbent) and the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era.^[1][2]
• Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, a.k.a. Yohanna, an Icelandic singer who was Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 singing "Is It True?"
• Johanna Allik (born 1994), Estonian figure skater
• Johanna Asplund, bassist in the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights
• Johanna Barker, character in Steven Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Johanna Beisteiner, Austrian classical guitarist
• Johanna Berglind, Swedish sign language educator
• Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, Swedish writer
• Johanna Edwards, American novelist
• Johanna Fateman, American musician, writer and editor, former bandmember of punk band LeTigre
• Johanna Griggs, Australian sportsperson and television personality
• Johanna Hedén, Swedish obstetrician
• Johanna Lind, 1993 Miss Sweden
• Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer, Dutch writer
• Johanna Lindsey, American author of romance novels
• Johanna Löfblad, Swedish actress
• Johanna Loisinger, opera singer
• Johanna Long, racing driver
• Johanna Nichols, 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 Ray, American casting director and producer
• Johanna Rosaly, Puerto Rican actress
• Johanna Schaller-Klier, retired German Olympic hurdler and Olympic gold medallist
• Johanna von Schoultz, Finnish opera singer
• Johanna Spyri, Swiss author, famous for Heidi
• Johanna Talihärm (born 1993), Estonian biathlete
• Johanna de Timmerman, Dutch poet
• Johanna Waterous, Canadian businesswoman.
• Johanna Wattier, Dutch actress
• Johanna Sophia of Bavaria, Duchess consort of Austria
• Marie Antoinette (born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna), dauphine of France
• Kathryn Kuhlman (born Kathryn Johanna Kuhlman), American healing evangelist

Johanna in popular culture

• a role in August Bournonville's comic ballet The Kermesse in Bruges
• One of Bob Dylan's most critically praised songs is "Visions of Johanna".
• "Johanna" is the title of a song from Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
• "Johanna of the Spirits", a song by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies off the album Rapid City Muscle Car
• "Johanna" is a song by The Stooges
• "Johanna" is a song by the Canadian indie rock band Think About Life
• Johanna (film), 2005 Hungarian film
• "Johanna" is a song by Bobby Mackey about a notorious spirit within Bobby Mackey's Music World and was featured in an episode of Ghost Adventures.
• Johanna Kustannus, record label
• Johanna Mason, character in the popular Hunger Games series, being mentioned without a name in the first novel and appearing as a main character in Catching Fire and Mockingjay.
• "Jossu" (song), a song by Finnish rapper Cheek. "Jossu" a Finnish nickname for Johanna.
• Johanna Reyes, a character in the Divergent series beginning with Insurgent. She is the leader of the Amity faction.
• Johanna, a playable hero character in the Blizzard Entertainment game, Heroes of the Storm.

Other occurrences

• Lake Johanna
• Johanna, Victoria, surf beach and holiday spot
• 127 Johanna, asteroid
• Johanna, Culemborg, a windmill in Gelderland, Netherlands
• Johanna was a common name for the island of Anjouan in the Comoros during the 17th century

See also

• The related names Joanna, Jane, Joan, Johannes

References

1. ↑ Moody, Jonas (2009-01-30). "Iceland Picks the World's First Openly Gay PM". Time. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
2. ↑ "First gay PM for Iceland cabinet". BBC News. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-01.