Message: "Re: Johannah" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Re: Johannah

by Bear

1/30/2009, 3:43 PM

Because Johanna is the feminine form of Johannes. The Germans have been spelling it that way for centuries.

Etymologically, Hannah is not connected at all to John / Johannes / Johanna. It is confusing, though.

Johannah · babyblues · 1/29/2009, 9:52 PM

•Re: Johanna · Bear · 1/30/2009, 3:38 PM

•Re: Johannah · juli-faye · 1/30/2009, 12:05 PM

•Re: Johannah · Bear · 1/30/2009, 3:43 PM

•Re: Johannah · abbasdaughter · 1/31/2009, 5:30 AM

•I love it!!! · Chanel · 1/30/2009, 8:39 AM

•Re: Johannah · Speranza · 1/30/2009, 5:39 AM

•Re: Johannah · Elena · 1/30/2009, 4:33 AM

•Sure, although I prefer Johanna · Mar · 1/30/2009, 2:15 AM

•Re: Johannah · abbasdaughter · 1/29/2009, 11:56 PM

•Re: Johannah · faelsean · 1/29/2009, 11:35 PM

•Re: Johannah · mafiosa · 1/29/2009, 9:59 PM

•No. Go with either Hannah or Joanna. nt · I_Love_Jesus · 1/29/2009, 9:55 PM

•Ditto (m) · LMS · 1/29/2009, 10:00 PM

•Re: Ditto (m) · abbasdaughter · 1/29/2009, 11:58 PM

•Re: Ditto (m) · LMS · 1/30/2009, 12:31 AM

•Re: Ditto (m) · abbasdaughter · 1/30/2009, 12:48 AM

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