Jehanna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jehanna

What is the meaning of the name Jehanna ?

The baby name Jehanna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈhænə/ (JEH-han-ə).

Jehanna is in Origin.

Jehanna is a rare feminine form in the John/Joanna family, ultimately from Hebrew Yehohanan/Yohanan, “Yahweh is gracious.” It traveled through Greek Ioannes and Ioanna and Latin Iohannes/Iohanna; in Old and Middle French the feminine commonly appeared as Jehanne, from which variant spellings like Jehanna occasionally arose in Anglo-Norman and late medieval English records. Though never widespread, the form surfaces in parish rolls and charters beside the better-known Johanna/Joanna and saw sporadic modern revivals as an archaizing or distinctive choice.

Meaning “God is gracious,” Jehanna shares its heritage with variants and cognates such as Johanna, Joanna, Jeanne, Jehanne, Jehane, Jeanna, Janna, and the wider family Giovanna (Italian), Juana (Spanish), Ivana (Slavic), and Siobhán (Irish). Short forms include Jo, Jana, Hanne/Hanna, and Anna. The name’s lineage ties it to numerous saints and queens named Joanna/Jeanne, notably the medieval heroine Jeanne d’Arc.

⚙ Jehanna is a rare find. There are only 19 recorded uses of it in our data, from 7 countries.