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How could someone mispronounce Joanna?
It's my name too. Fine, fine, Giovanna isn't exactly the same thing, but it's close enough. I didn't like it much when I was younger because it was different and nobody could say the beginning correctly. My mother used to tell people that my name was Joanna with a V in it. That didn't work. (With my newly employed nickname, Gianna, I tell people that it's John with an ah at the end. This works a lot of the time, but some people still don't get it.)
Now that I am a bit older, I can appreciate it more. Of course, the realization about two years ago that my name actually does have nicknames helped a lot.
I like Joanna just as I like most versions of John. It isn't one of my absolute favorites (I like Joanne and Joan more), but it's a good, solid name.