First names in Hebrew

First name Joanne: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Joanne is written יוחנן

Joanne is a feminine English form of John, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Joanne mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Joanne is an English feminine form of John. The name comes from Hebrew and joins two ideas: God, and chanan, "to show grace". Joanne thus means "God has shown grace". It was especially popular in the English-speaking world in the second half of the 20th century.

Gematria

Joanne = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוחנן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Joanne, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Joanne, in nine pages

• Joanne, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Joanne
• Joanne, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Joanne in three answers

How do you write Joanne in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Joanne is written יוחנן. Joanne is a feminine English form of John, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Joanne?
Written יוחנן, Joanne is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Joanne mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Joanne is an English feminine form of John. The name comes from Hebrew and joins two ideas: God, and chanan, "to show grace". Joanne thus means "God has shown grace". It was especially popular in the English-speaking world in the second half of the 20th century.