First names in Hebrew

First name Johanna: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Johanna is written יוחנן

Johanna is the feminine of Johannes, John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Johanna mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace" (feminine of John)
Origin: Hebrew

Johanna is the feminine of Johannes, the Latin form of John, which comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". It is the German and Dutch equivalent of Joan, and it is used in English as well.

Gematria

Johanna = 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 Johanna, 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

Johanna, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Johanna in three answers

How do you write Johanna in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Johanna is written יוחנן. Johanna is the feminine of Johannes, John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Johanna?
Written יוחנן, Johanna 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 Johanna mean?
God has shown grace" (feminine of John) (origin: Hebrew). Johanna is the feminine of Johannes, the Latin form of John, which comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". It is the German and Dutch equivalent of Joan, and it is used in English as well.