Ioana or Oana is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

of Romanian origin. It is the equivalent of the English name Joan, and the male version

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 ...

, all of which derive from the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

name

Yohanan Yohanan ('), sometimes transcribed as Johanan, is a Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of ('), meaning "YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around ...

. A common diminutive is

Ionela Ionela is a Romanian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ionela Loaieş (born 1979), Romanian artistic gymnast * Ionela Stanca-Galca (born 1981), Romanian team handball player * Ionela Târlea (born 1976), Romanian track an ...

. People with this name include: * Ioana Ciolacu * Ioana Maria Aluaş * Ioana Badea * Ioana Bortan * Ioana Bulcă * Ioana Craciun * Ioana Diaconescu * Ioana Flora * Ioana Gașpar * Ioana Mihalache * Ioana Raluca Olaru * Ioana Rudăreasa * Ioana Olteanu * Ioana Papuc * Ioana Pârvulescu * Ioana Petcu-Colan * Ioana Petrescu * Ioana Stanciulescu (born 2004), a Romanian artistic gymnast * Ioana Tudoran * Oana Andrei * Oana Ban * Oana Chirilă * Oana Corina Constantin * Oana Gregory * Oana Manea * Oana Niculescu-Mizil * Oana Pantelimon * Oana Paveluc * Oana Pellea * Oana Petrovschi

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