Looking for nickname suggestions for Johannah and/or Johannes, preferably somewhat gender-neutral, and can be any amount of stretchy.
This name is for me. I am continuing the search for a name that feels more me. My birth name is Hannah, and my mother & grandmother are both Jo-, hence Johannah & Johannes (yo-hannah & yo-han-ihs).
The Yohanan/John/Chana/Hannah name family is so very vast, and unfortunatly I am typically indecisive.
Some names I’ve thought about:
Haase → (prn. hah-sah) doesn’t actually have any connection to the name, but shares some sounds & it was on my parents name list for a son
Hannie
Hans → likely to be mispronounced, I prefer the Danish “han” rather than the “hon” prn.
Henny
Jens → favourite so far, love how it’s a vintage, Danish nickname for Johannes
Nancy
One of my daughters is [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] and I often call her [name_u]Joey[/name_u], which she likes because she loves animals and appreciates the connection with baby marsupials. We pronounce her name with the “J” sound, not the “Y” sound, so YMMV.
There’s also [name_u]Jojo[/name_u], [name_u]Johnnie[/name_u], [name_m]Joah[/name_m], and I really like [name_f]Hannie[/name_f] from your list. [name_f]Jenny[/name_f] could also work as a bit of a stretch. Maybe just [name_u]Jan[/name_u], too? Oh, and since you like [name_m]Jens[/name_m], perhaps [name_u]Jensen[/name_u] could work, or [name_m]Jansen[/name_m].
[name_m]Jonty[/name_m] is a fun nickname, usually for [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], but I think it could work for [name_f]Johannah[/name_f] / [name_m]Johannes[/name_m] too.
[name_m]Hanno[/name_m]
[name_u]Janne[/name_u]
[name_m]Hannu[/name_m]
Jónsi (too tied to the singer? I think this could work really well as a unisex name though)
[name_m]Janusz[/name_m] (YAH-noosh)
Choni / Chone (from Hebrew Yochanan)
Yachne / Yoche / Yocha (from Hebrew Yochanah)
We really considered [name_m]Johannes[/name_m] for our last son, and planned to use [name_u]Joss[/name_u] as a nickname. We also tossed the idea of using [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] as a nickname. I really love [name_u]Joss[/name_u] for either [name_m]Johannes[/name_m] or [name_f]Johannah[/name_f] (and I love both names!).
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband is Czech and I’m sure people would have called [name_m]Johannes[/name_m] the nickname Honzik or Honza (nicknames for Jan), which are fine but not my style and way too popular in CZ, so we know a ton anyhow.