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. Joanna < Johanna.
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[edit] 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 (née Johannes), a young transsexual girl in Germany. [1]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Other occurrences
- Lake Johanna Township, Minnesota
- Johanna, Victoria, surf beach and holiday spot
- 127 Johanna, asteroid
