Gianna
Pronunciation | Italian: [ˈdʒanna] /ˈdʒɑːnɑː, dʒiˈænə/ |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Italian |
Meaning | God is gracious |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Giovanna, Joann, Joanna |
Nickname(s) | Gia |
Gianna is a female Italian given name, a diminutive form of Giovanna. In English, it is translated as Joann, Joanne or Joanna. These names mean "God is gracious". See also "John" for the origin.
Variations
[edit]People
[edit]- Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born 1955), Greek businesswoman
- Gianna Maria Canale (1927–2009), Italian actress
- Gianna D'Angelo (1929–2013), American soprano
- Gianna Galli (1935–2010), Italian soprano
- Gianna Hablützel-Bürki (born 1969), Swiss fencer
- Gianna Jessen (born 1977), American singer and anti-abortion activist
- Gianna Jun (Jun Ji-hyun, born 1981), South Korean actress and model
- Gianna Manzini (1896–1974), Italian writer
- Gianna Beretta Molla (1922–1962), Italian pediatrician and Roman Catholic saint
- Gianna Nannini (born 1954), Italian singer-songwriter
- Gianna Pederzini (1900–1988), Italian mezzo-soprano
- Gianna Rolandi (1952–2021), American soprano
- Gianna Talone (born 1957), Italian-American pharmacist and writer
- Giuseppina "Gianna" Tuissi (1923–1945), Italian resistance member
- Gianna Woodruff (born 1993), Panamanian hurdler