The first name Joanne

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About the first name Joanne

Meaning

The name Joanne is related to Jeanne. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Joanne belongs to the same name family as Jeanne. The name Jeanne is the French feminine form of Jean, from Hebrew Yôḥānān through Greek and Latin.

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In archival records, Joanne may coexist with Jeanne or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:dyo-andʒoʊæn

Frequency of the first name Joanne by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Joanne by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name JoanneLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Joanne in baptisms by year.5037251201840186918981927195619851840–1844 1 baptisms1855–1859 1 baptisms1870–1874 2 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1950–1954 14 baptisms1955–1959 23 baptisms1960–1964 6 baptisms1965–1969 6 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1975–1979 1 baptisms1985–1989 2 baptisms

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