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I really like Johanna, personally. It's a soft and gentle name with a lot of history. I think it's feminine without being frilly. I don't think it's plain at all, and I especially love the opportunity for the nickname Annie, which is one of my favorites.

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I tend to think of it as a female form of John rather than a mash-up of Jo and Anna, and I think that helps to make it more attractive.

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I don't know any Joannas personally. My mom knows a few Joannes, so middle-aged American women.