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Jonna.

a female given name from Norwegian

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈjɔnː.a/
  1. a female given name from Norwegian

Where this word comes from

From Jon (“male given name”) + -a (“feminine name-forming suffix”), with doubling of ⟨n⟩. Alternatively, a contracted form of Johanna. Both base names are ultimately derived from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”). First attested in the early 18th century in Norway. Compare Danish Jonna, Swedish Jonna, Finnish Jonna and Faroese Jonna (“female given name”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.