Forename Ioana

Worldwide, Ioana (Ioana , Йоана , Іоана ) is a common predominantly female, but very seldom male first name. The given name Ioana is habitual in Romania, where it is a common primarily feminine, but very infrequently male name, Aland Islands, where it is quite a common female name, and Bulgaria (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Romania, Italy, and Bulgaria. Very seldom, Ioana is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Ioana is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Ioana

name Ιωάννα, name יואנה, name Ioana, name Йоана, name Жанна, name Juana, name Xoana, name يوانا, name Иоана, name იოანა, name Íoana, name Íoáná, name Jeanne, name Іоана, name Ìoana

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Ioana	Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, United States, Romania
Йоана	Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria
Іоана	Ukraine
Иоана	Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan

First names said to be same

Jeanne, Juana, Xoana, Ìoana, Íoana, Íoáná, Ioana, Ιωάννα, Жанна, יואנה, يوانا, and იოანა

Notable namesakes

	ioana postelnicu Romanian novelist, RO (b. 1910)
	ioana sava Romanian journalist, RO (b. 1871)
	ioana cristache panait Romanian historian (1932-2014), RO (b. 1932)
	ioana bulcă actress, RO (b. 1936)
	ioana em. petrescu Romanian journalist (1941-1990), RO (b. 1941)
	ioana cantacuzino Romanian pilot (1895-1951), RO (b. 1895)
	ioana diaconescu Romanian poet, RO (b. 1947)
	ioana tudoran Romanian rower, RO (b. 1948)
	ioana zizi lambrino first wife of King Carol II of Romania, RO (b. 1898)
	ioana crăciunescu Romanian actress, RO (b. 1950)
	ioana pârvulescu Romanian writer, RO (b. 1960)
	ioana badea Romanian rower, RO (b. 1964)
	ioana ciomârtan Romanian actress, RO (b. 1915)
	ioana olteanu Romanian rower, RO (b. 1966)
	ioana radu Romanian singer, RO (b. 1917)