Jonna
[ˈdʒɒnə]Meaning
short form of Johanna
Background Story
Jonna is a short form of Johanna. Behind the Name records it as a name used in African American, Basque, Belarusian, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Breton, Bulgarian, Catalan, Corsican, Croatian and Czech. Hanna, Hannele and Janna are listed as variants.
Variations
Joanna, Jonah
Related Names
Joana
Portuguese and Catalan form of Iohanna (see Joanna)
Janina
Latinate form of Jeannine
Adina
From Hebrew ʿaḏin, "delicate"
Alisa
Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Finnish and Georgian form of Alice
Anuka
User-submitted: recorded as a feminine given name in Georgian
Atara
Hebrew form of Atarah, a Hebrew name meaning "crown".
Chana
Modern Hebrew form of Hannah.
Danna
Feminine form of Daniel or Dan
Debby
English diminutive of Deborah, formed with the -y suffix
Elisa
Short form of Elisabeth; also recorded as of Phoenician origin