A female given name, a variant of Joan or Johanna.
From Hebrew 'Yohanan' meaning 'God is gracious.' The name came through Greek, Latin, and French before arriving in English. 'Jo' is often used as a nickname, making variations like Joanne, Joan, and Johanna common across English-speaking cultures.
Joanne was hugely popular in the 1940s-1950s, but by the 2000s it had nearly disappeared from baby names—a perfect example of how names follow fashion cycles like clothing, with each generation rejecting their parents' choices.
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