Meaning: Its source is Joanna, an English name meaning "God's grace."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Hawaiian and Romanian.

Source Forms: Joanna

Narrative: For Rumanian speakers it corresponds to the English name Joanna. Also, Joanna is the source of its use by Hawaiians.

Between 1860 and 1967, citizens of Hawaii were required to give their children Christian names. Because the sound system of the Hawaiian language does not correspond to that of English, ''Hawaiianized'' versions of the names evolved, including Ioana.