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Hello
everyone, as all of you know my name is Jo-Anne but how many of you
if any know anything about the name Jo-Anne or Joanne so I thought I
would tell you a little I have found out about the name. It is ranked
251 on a list of most used names and there is about 2382100 people in
the world with the name, it is said to mean God is gracious it is of
Hebrew origin and seems to be a popular name for girls.
There
are a number of different spellings of the name such as Joann, JoAnn,
Johanne, Joanne, and Jo-Anne which is how I spell it , I am
particular and the name has to be hyphenated with a capital J and A.
It
is considered a variant of Joanna, although in modern English the
name is often a compound of the two names Jo and Anna thus why we get
the spellings of JoAnne, Jo-Anne or Jo Anne, however, the original
name Joanna in ancient Greek and Latin is a single unit name, not a
compound. The name Anne or Anna means grace or to be gracious.
The
name was very popular during the 1960's and 1970's when it was often
among the top 10 names for girls, however, by the 1980's it had
fallen out of the top 10 and by 1994 it wasn't even in the top 100.
When I was at school in year 6 there were 6 girls in my class with
the name Joanne although I was the only one who spelt it Jo-Anne so I
felt I stood out and was a little different.
I
like my name, and my eldest granddaughter has the name Joanne as her
middle name yes she was named after me. I was named after my
great-grandmother who was Mary Anne but mum didn't want to call me
Mary she liked the name Jo so I was named Jo-Anne, a name I have
always liked unlike some people who I know who have at times not
liked their name.
i too liked your name .you wrote very interesting details about your lovely name .
ReplyDeletehave a blessed day dear
Thank you I am pleased you liked the post
DeleteI like the different spelling. :)
ReplyDeleteMe too
DeleteIt is a beautiful name and has a beautiful meaning. God is gracious. I like the way your name is spelled.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I do like the name and the way I spell it
DeleteInteresting...My name has several spellings and is often spelled Sheryl or Sheryll but it doesn't bother me if people misspell my name. It's really my last name that people struggle with.
ReplyDeleteI get that many people don't worry about how others spell their name and when I was younger I didn't worry much about how others spelt Jo-Anne but now it has to be spelt right or I get annoyed
DeleteI understand. NO one spells my first name correctly. It is always spelled without the "e" on the end.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Carole, not Carol. Some have even written Carroll, Karel, Carrell, Karol.
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