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JOHANNA
by blue kites (bluekites)
12/6/2006, 5:53 PM
er, Jonna? Which ever.
I have 2 questions for you.1/ Do you picture a 'slightly large' woman when you hear this name because of the association with Jonna the Whale?2/ How do you like 'Johanna' spelt best?
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- Chrisell   +3
12/6/2006, 8:45 PM
Johanna and Jonna come from the same root but they sound completely different. Johanna is jo-HAN-uh or yo-HAN-uh depending on your background, whereas Jonna is just JON-uh.I've never heard of Jonna the Whale so I would never associate the name Jonna with whales. I think of a friend from uni named Jonna.The only spelling I like for Johanna is, well, Johanna. I also like Joanna which is of course pronounced differently.
~Chrisell~ Proudly Australian www.archaeochrisell.blogspot.com

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- Tassiegirl   +2
12/6/2006, 11:37 PM
Johanna was, I think, my grandmother's name. the "I think" is because she was always called Hannah. however, *she* always insisted it was johanna, and I suppose she'd know. (she was orphaned young.)
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- Chrisell   +1
12/6/2006, 11:45 PM
One of my great-great-grandmothers was a Johanna, if I recall correctly. She lived somewhere in northern Europe - Germany, Poland, former Czechoslovakia or Austria, but I can't remember which!
~Chrisell~ Proudly Australian www.archaeochrisell.blogspot.com
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- Tassiegirl
12/7/2006, 1:57 PM
My Grandmother came from Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) (Canadian province,as I'm sure you know.) the family was one generation out from Scotland, She could speak Gaelic, even.
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- Luxiana
12/6/2006, 6:51 PM
1. I picture a very fit woman. actually I picture Johanna Nilsson. she's a swedish runner that won the NCAA cross country championships last year.2. I prefer JohannaLuxiana
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- Bear (guest)
12/6/2006, 6:28 PM
I don't know who Jonna the Whale is. Are you refering to the Biblical tale of Jonah in the belly of the whale?I like Johanna spelled traditionally, this way.
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- Britney (BritneyTamber)
12/6/2006, 6:14 PM
The only "Jonna the Whale" association I can think of is the whale who swallowed Jonah. Jonah was not the name of the whale. Johanna- I would prn. it Jo-Hawn-ah. Jonna would be like JOHN-ah. Jonah would be JO-nah.I am just very confused, but to answer your question none of these names makes me think of a fat lady....
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- HeidiB317
12/6/2006, 6:03 PM
I prefer Johanna (Jo-ha-na)I see Jonna as John-na not Joe-na.
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- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)
12/6/2006, 6:03 PM
1/ Jonna the what-what? Considering that I have never heard of Jonna the Whale before and could not find it on Wikipedia, I think it's safe to assume that it's a pretty obscure reference. 2/ Johanna is the spelling I like best if you're saying yoh-HAH-nah. I like Johnna if you're just saying JOHN-ah.Array

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