vanna

vanna · noun¹

Made up to sound like a Greek letter, probably beginning with "v" to be similar to vega.

Vanna · proper noun²

1. Hebrew · derived fromיוֹחָנָה
2. Koine Greek · derived fromἸωάννα
3. Slavic · borrowed from
4. English todayVanna

Borrowed from Slavic Vanna, from Ivana (Ѝвана) and Ivanna (Ива́нна), ultimately from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, and Sinead.

Vanna · proper noun³

1. Italian · borrowed fromVanna
2. English todayVanna

From Italian Vanna.

Words from the same roots