[Opinions] Joanna?
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I really like it a lot; can't say I like either Joan or Jo-Anne (and variants) though.
Here in South Africa Johanna is still popular though dated among Afrikaans speakers and is pronounced you HAH nah. Not a fave!
Here in South Africa Johanna is still popular though dated among Afrikaans speakers and is pronounced you HAH nah. Not a fave!
I think it's pretty and underused. I used to know a Joanna growing up and she always went by Joanna, not Jo or Anna or any other nickname. A good thing about Joanna is that if you want to use a nickname for it, there are several different options, but you don't necessarily need to use one because Joanna isn't that long and complicated of a name. I prefer Joanna without a nickname, but I think that Annie is a nice nickname for it.
This message was edited 10/25/2009, 9:57 AM
I like Joanna :)
I see Joanne as quite dated, so I put Joanna in that category as well, not so much Johanna (which makes me think of Heidi.) However I do know a few young (three in their early 20s, one mid-teens) Joannas and Jos. I prefer Josephine on the whole.
I think it's pretty and elegant. I think in the musical it's spelled with an h too, but I'd pronounce Johanna like Jo+Hanna. For the pronunciation Jo+Anna, I like it just how you've spelled it.
There's nothing wrong with the character in Sweeney Todd, and I doubt most people would associate that name with that musical anyway.
There's nothing wrong with the character in Sweeney Todd, and I doubt most people would associate that name with that musical anyway.
This message was edited 10/25/2009, 2:25 AM
Agree with Llewella, completely.