Etymograph

English

Vanna

Vanna comes from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα.

  1. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάνναIōánna
  2. EnglishtodayVanna

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάνναIōánna
  2. EnglishtodayVanna

The story

From Slavic Vanna, from Ivana (Ѝвана) and Ivanna (Ива́нна), ultimately from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.

Every English word from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα

Another origin of Vanna

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentVanna
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A female given name from the Slavic languages.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Koine Greek Ἰωάννα / Vanna

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