My partner and I both love the name [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] but due to some family reasons it looks like we may not be able to use it. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any suggestions of similar names?
I think we like short, sweet but strong names.
I like [name_f]Leona[/name_f] and [name_u]Rory[/name_u]
Husband likes [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
We both sort if like [name_f]Erin[/name_f] but not totally sold on it
Any help very much appreciated !
That’s really too bad, the name [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] is so beautiful and underused!
I think [name_f]Leona[/name_f] sounds a bit like [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]. [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] feels too trendy to me, even though it is a traditional name.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f] (can be pronounced like [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] as ro-WHEN-a, or like [name_f]RO[/name_f]-winna, but not ro-WEE-na)
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]/[name_f]Joni[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]/[name_f]Judy[/name_f]/[name_f]Judi[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]. It reminds me of:
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocasta[/name_f] is a name I love.
I’m pretty neutral on the name [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]. I really like [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Erin[/name_f] and [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]!
I pronounce [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] as jo-[name_f]ANN[/name_f]-ah, so the alternatives I’ve suggested are based on that.
Alternatives to [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]:
[name_f]Joelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Joella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Kianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Jannah[/name_f] (I’ve always found this name so pretty but terribly overused with kids in classes just older than me)
[name_f]Jordanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Jora[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemma[/name_f]/[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Julianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Luanna[/name_f]
[name_u]Jodie[/name_u]
[name_f]Jolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jonelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Josaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Josalind[/name_f]
Thank you all - there’s a lot of these I really like and lots that I hadn’t come across which is great. The fact that [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] is so popular does contribute to putting me off it. I will try some of these out with my husband and see what he thinks. I particularly like the idea of [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] and [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. Teenberry I have never heard of [name_f]Jannah[/name_f] before so it is interesting to me that it was so popular in your school!
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] is lovely, and so underused these days. [name_f]Leona[/name_f] is pretty, and a nice alternative.
I like the suggestion of [name_f]Susannah[/name_f].
I also like [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Bianca[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f]?
[name_f]Jillian[/name_f] - I always loved this.
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Justine[/name_f] - have a soft spot plus my daughter had a lovely, musical friend of this name.
[name_f]Jennet[/name_f] - there’s a great Irish/Scottish folk tale with a strong heroine named [name_f]Jennet[/name_f] [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u] that my daughter and I read 100 times.