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Joan · English girl’s name

Joan in Hawaiian is Ioana

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when J became I, and a vowel was added at the end.

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ee·oh·AH·nah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Joan in Hawaiian?

Joan is Ioana in Hawaiian, said ee-oh-AH-nah.

How Joan became Ioana

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Joan J became I, and a vowel was added at the end. A Hawaiian word cannot finish on a consonant, which is where the last vowel comes from.

How to say Ioana

Say it ee-oh-AH-nah, leaning on AH, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, o as in “go”, a as in “father”. The pronunciation guide covers the whole system.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What is Joan in Hawaiian?

Joan is Ioana in Hawaiian, pronounced ee-oh-AH-nah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Ioana?

ee-oh-AH-nah, with the stress on AH.

Why does Ioana look so different from Joan?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Joan, J became I, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is Ioana a real Hawaiian name?

Yes, as a borrowed name. Hawaiian families have used Ioana since the 1800s, but it is Joan respelled, not a name built from Hawaiian words.

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