Message: "VoAnn" - Behind the Name

VoAnn

by VoAnn

5/29/2005, 12:49 PM

I found a VoAnn Wheeler, died 1938, in www.rootsweb.com.

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- Miranda (Randee15) +2

5/29/2005, 1:00 PM

VoAnn could be two things, I think:
1. A "creative" form of Joanne
2. Ann with the meaningless (but pretty-sounding!) prefix Vo- added to it

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- oneway21001 +1

5/29/2005, 3:09 PM

I think that VoAnn could be a compile of the two names Violet and Ann. That sort of creating a new type name is not unheard of or an uncommon practice. JoAnn came about that way. I think sometimes we parents cannot decide on which name we like best for our children so we compromise.

- Chrisell

5/30/2005, 4:32 AM

JoAnn is a variation of Joanne, from Joan, ultimately from Jane. It only looks like a combination of Jo and Ann because of the random capitalisation of the 'A'.

♦ Chrisell ♦

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