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I like it if pronounced as yoh-nah, but not jon-ah.

Well...my best friend in middle school was Johnna and my 2nd cousin's middle name is Johnnah, so I'm familiar wih the name (if not that particular spelling). I prefer the spelling 'Johnna', I guess because it's the first one I ever saw, so I think of it as the "normal" spelling.

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I never really thought much of the name itself either way - I didn't think it was amazing, and I didn't think it was ridiculous. I knew it was rare, and my friend seemed to get 'Johanna' a lot from teachers on the first day of school and that sort of thing, but I'm pretty sure she liked her name all the same. Thinking about it now, I do like the sound of it, honestly, and while it's not my particular style, I think it's a nice, refreshing name.

I like it. It reminds me of a feminine form of Jonah.

I like it a lot. It's a very sophisticated name. I think I prefer Johna or Johnna, though. The H gives the name a certain something.

It reminds me too much of Jonny when I see it. And it also sounds a little too Southern for my taste. :P

It's unappealing to me. It just looks like a feminine form of Jon / Jonno. I prefer the related Joanna.

I like it, I think I prefer Johanna though.

Is it pronounced with a Y sound or a J sound?

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I'm assuming, since you didn't indicate, that it's a J sound.

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In that case, I prefer the spelling Gianna (pronounced the same way,) which looks a lot more finished to me.

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When I look at Jonna my mind keeps wanting to say Joanna, which I like a lot better.

This message was edited 7/31/2008, 4:18 PM

Is it a Swedish name ? Do you say it like "yon-nah" ? i think it's cute. it reminds me of one of my favorites: Ronja/Ronia