Joanna

[Creepygnochi]

Opinions on Joanna?

Dh loves Alice, I wanted Thomasin. It seems like Joanna is likely to be the compromise. Then as a nn, I want either Joey or Josie.

I like Joanna/Johanna.

I know a few Polish Joannas who shorten it to Asia, pronounced Asha.

It's my name though I go by Jo on the whole. Definitely not a fan of being called Joey.

I agree. Joanna nickname Jo is a great name. But Joey... is awful.

I like Joanna it's nice short as Jo too (and JoJo).

Oh yeah the male Joe thing is so annoying. My sister has a really common name so could always get keyrings, pencils etc with her name on when we were kids. I always had a choice between Joe (blue/boy stuff), Joanne or ‘they didn’t have your name’ bitter

Josephine is much nicer. Anna is much nicer. Hannah is nice.

Alice is lovely. Thomasina is unusual but rather good.

Joanna is ok but somehow not as good as either Jo or Anna.

It's better than Joanne which is awful.

I really like the sound of Joanna, time for it to come back. It's funny how one letter can make such a difference, as I'm not that keen on Joanne. There was a Queen Joanna once I think (Henry IV's second wife?)

Alice is lovely too. Thomasin I find a bit too obviously derived from Thomas. Which is daft I suppose, as I like Georgina. Tamsin is pretty though.

I love it, nearly chose it after listening to lady gaga's song Joanna after her aunt.

Joanna always sounds so dowdy and boring to me, sorry.

Alice and Josie are nice. I'm not even going to speak about Thomasin.

I think it’s a lovely name and due a revival.

Do we think Joanna is dreadful ? . I don't Not sure Jo as a nn is dreadful. Joanne more american I think -but Jo as nn for various names is not bad in my book so e.g. Josephine etc

Love both Alice and Thomasin, which are both on my list. Not personally keen on Joanna, I prefer other -anna names - Rosanna, Marianna, Susannah particularly. But it’s a perfectly fine name and she won’t be one of many.

Classy name far nicer sounding than Joanne.I remember Meryl Streep playing Joanna Kramer in Kramer vs Kramer.

Joanna is nice enough - but feels quite 80's imo, there were several in my year at school (and I've not met any much younger or older, unlike say Sarah, Catherine or Laura).

I suppose since most of the Joanna's were "Jo" ,then Joey as a nn should be doable, but I think you might struggle with Josie (most people will assume Josephine for that).

I really like timeless Alice, and Thomasin is an interesting, kinda cool name (prefer both to Joanna personally).

@Creepygnochi
I've never heard of the name Thomasin except for in Dd's family.
Her Gran, and now young cousin are both Thomasin, known as Thomi.
It's a gorgeous name.

Anyway, I like Joanna too, but just had to mention Thomasin.

Joanna is a sort of smush between 2 of my dcs so I love it.

I really like it but on the flipside for some unusual reason lots of the mean girls at school were called Joanna, Jojo, Joella, Joanne etc