Originally Posted by G-maBecky
Originally Posted by hannajo
My actual first name is Johanna. I've met very few others, although lots of Joanne's, Joanna's, etc.,.. I've always liked my name, even though people are always mispronouncing it. Now, I hardly notice when people mispronounce it. I was named after my grandfather's aunt who came from Holland. No one in our family met her, but I really like the idea of being named after someone.
We considered Johanna for our daughter's name. My grandma ( who died when my mom was 11) was named Mary Anna & I wanted my daughter named after her. We also liked the name Jo. After trying several combinations we decided on Bethana Jo. I've never heard of anyone else with the name Bethana. I still think Johanna is a beautiful name! :-D :-D
My maiden name was Tough. People pronounced it everything but tough!!