Gianna is a female
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
given name, a diminutive form of ''
Giovanna
Giovanna is an Italian feminine first name. It is the feminine counterpart of the masculine Giovanni (name), Giovanni, which in turn is the Italian form of John (given name), John; it is thus the Italian equivalent of Joan (given name), Joan, etc. ...
''. In
English, it is translated as "
Jane", "
Jean
Jean may refer to:
People
* Jean (female given name)
* Jean (male given name)
* Jean (surname)
Fictional characters
* Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* J ...
", "
Joan", "
Joanne" or "
Joanna
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne.
The earliest recorded occurrence of th ...
". These names mean "God is gracious". See also ''
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
'' for the origin.
Variations
*Feminine: Giana,
Gia
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,
Giovanna
Giovanna is an Italian feminine first name. It is the feminine counterpart of the masculine Giovanni (name), Giovanni, which in turn is the Italian form of John (given name), John; it is thus the Italian equivalent of Joan (given name), Joan, etc. ...
*Masculine:
Gianni
Gianni is an Italian name (occasionally a surname), a short form of the Italian Giovanni and a cognate of John meaning God is gracious. Gianni is the most common diminutive of Giovanni in Italian.
People with this given name
* Gianni Agnelli (19 ...
,
Giovanni Giovanni may refer to:
* Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname
* Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data
* ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...
People
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Gianna Amore (born 1968), American model and actress
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Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born Ioanna Daskalaki, December 12, 1955) is a Greek businesswoman and Ambassador-at-Large for the Hellenic Republic. She is best known for being the leader of the bidding and organizing committees for the 2004 Summ ...
(born 1955), Greek businesswoman
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Gianna Berger (born 1999), Swiss politician
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Gianna Bryant (2006–2020), American student-athlete, daughter of professional basketball player
Kobe Bryant
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and
Vanessa Bryant
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Gianna Maria Canale
Gianna Maria Canale (12 September 1927 – 13 February 2009) was an Italian film actress.
Biography
Canale was born in 1927 in Reggio Calabria. In 1947, she competed in the Miss Italia beauty contest, where she was runner-up to Lucia B ...
(1927–2009), Italian actress
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Gianna Creighton (born 2001), American soccer player
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Gianna D'Angelo
Gianna D'Angelo (18 November 1929 - 27 December 2013) was an American coloratura soprano, primarily active in the 1950s and 1960s.
Born Jane Angelovich in Hartford, Connecticut, she studied first at The Juilliard School in New York City with Giu ...
(1929–2013), American soprano
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Gianna Dior
Gianna Dior (born May 12, 1997) is an American pornographic film actress and erotic photography model. She is the winner of multiple awards including the 2020 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and the 2022 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Ye ...
(born 1997), American pornographic film actress
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Gianna Galli
Gianna Galli (29 April 1935 – 22 December 2010) was an Italian operatic soprano who had an active international career from the 1950s through the 1970s. She specialized in the lyric soprano repertoire and was particularly known for her portraya ...
(1935–2010), Italian soprano
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Gianna Gourley
Gianna Gourley (born January 23, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for DC Power FC of the USL Super League, on loan from Fort Lauderdale United FC. She played college soccer for the Iowa Hawkeyes and the ...
(born 2001), American soccer player
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Gianna Hablützel-Bürki
Gianna Hablützel-Bürki (née Bürki, born 22 December 1969 in Basel) is a Swiss épée fencer.
Life
She married Christoph Hablützel in 1997. They have a daughter named Demi, born in 1998 and currently live in Riehen/ Basel-City
Occupation
* ...
(born 1969), Swiss fencer
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Gianna Jannoni
Gianna Jannoni (born 18 October 1924) is an Italian former high jumper.
Career
Five-time national champion at senior level in high jump from 1942 to 1951, she boasts also 12 caps in the Italy national athletics team always from 1942 to 1951.
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(born 1924), Italian high jumper
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Gianna Jessen
Gianna Jessen (born April 6, 1977) is an American anti-abortion activist. She was born during a failed instillation abortion attempt. The 2011 film '' October Baby'' is loosely based on Jessen's life.
Early life
Jessen was born April 6, 1977, in ...
(born 1977), American singer and anti-abortion activist
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Gianna Jun (Jun Ji-hyun, born 1981), South Korean actress and model
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Gianna Kneepkens
Gianna Kneepkens (born March 4, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference. She previously played for Utah
Early life and high school career
Gianna Kneepkens was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Donal ...
(born 2003), American college basketball player
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Gianna Manzini
Gianna Manzini (24 March 1896 – 31 August 1974) was an Italian writer whose ''Ritratto in piedi'' won her the Premio Campiello in 1971. It is a semi-autobiographical portrait of her father, an Italian anarchist. After several banishments for hi ...
(1896–1974), Italian writer
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Gianna Beretta Molla
Gianna Beretta Molla (4 October 1922 – 28 April 1962) was an Italian Catholic pediatrician. Although aware of possible fatal consequences, Molla refused both an abortion and a hysterectomy during her pregnancy with her fourth child in order ...
(1922–1962), Italian pediatrician and Roman Catholic saint
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Gianna Nannini
Gianna Nannini (; born 14 June 1954) is an Italian singer and songwriter. Her most notable songs include "America" (1979), "Fotoromanza" (1984), "I maschi" (1987), "Meravigliosa creatura" (1995), "Sei nell'anima" (2006) and "Bello e impossibile ...
(born 1954), Italian singer-songwriter
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Gianna Pederzini (1900–1988), Italian mezzo-soprano
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Gianna Persaki (1921-2008), Greek artist
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Gianna Rackow (born 2000), German footballer
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Gianna Rolandi (1952–2021), American soprano
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Gianna Simone (born 1989), American actress, model, and producer
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Gianna Talone (born 1957), Italian-American pharmacist and writer
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Gianna Terribili-Gonzales
Gianna Terribili-Gonzales (1882–1940) was an Italian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than forty films including the 1913 historical epic ''Antony and Cleopatra''.Hatchuel & Vienne-Guerrin p.294
Selected filmography
*''Anto ...
(1882–1940), Italian actress
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Giuseppina "Gianna" Tuissi (1923–1945), Italian resistance member
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Gianna Woodruff (born 1993), Panamanian hurdler
See also
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