Gianna Explained

Gianna
Origin:	Italian
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /it/
Meaning:	God is gracious
Variant Forms:	Giovanna, Joann, Joanna
Nickname:	Gia

Gianna is a female Italian given name, a diminutive form of Giovanna. In English, it is translated as Joann, Joanne or Joanna. These names mean "God is gracious". See also "John" for the origin.

Variations

• Feminine: Giana, Gia, Giovanna
• Masculine: Gianni, Giovanni

People

• Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born 1955), Greek businesswoman
• Gianna Maria Canale (1927–2009), Italian actress
• Gianna D'Angelo (1929–2013), American soprano
• Gianna Galli (1935–2010), Italian soprano
• Gianna Hablützel-Bürki (born 1969), Swiss fencer
• Gianna Jessen (born 1977), American singer and anti-abortion activist
• Gianna Jun (Jun Ji-hyun, born 1981), South Korean actress and model
• Gianna Manzini (1896–1974), Italian writer
• Gianna Beretta Molla (1922–1962), Italian pediatrician and Roman Catholic saint
• Gianna Nannini (born 1954), Italian singer-songwriter
• Gianna Pederzini (1900–1988), Italian mezzo-soprano
• Gianna Rolandi (1952–2021), American soprano
• Gianna Talone (born 1957), Italian-American pharmacist and writer
• Giuseppina "Gianna" Tuissi (1923–1945), Italian resistance member
• Gianna Woodruff (born 1993), Panamanian hurdler