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Ioana
God is gracious
Origin
Hebrew
Used in
ro
Origin and meaning of Ioana
Ioana is the Romanian feminine form of Ioan (John), from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'. It is one of Romania's most enduringly classic girls' names, carried for centuries by both peasant and aristocratic families, and it has never really fallen out of favor. Parents love its simplicity, its Orthodox tie to Saint John the Baptist, and its open, melodic Romanian sound.
Variants around the world
How Ioana sounds in other languages.
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