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Johannah

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Anglicized spelling of Johanna.

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Johannah

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • 1897 Henry Harland, Comedies and Errors, Ayer Publishing (reprint), →ISBN, page 284:
      I can't reconcile myself to being called Miss Silver. I can't realise the character. It's like an affectation, like making-believe. Directly I relax my vigilance, I forget, and sink back into Johannah Rothe. I'm always Johannah Rothe when I'm alone.