Joanne

[ joh-an ]

/ dʒoʊˈæn /

a female given name.

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Also Jo·ann, Jo Ann, Jo·an·na

[joh-an-uh] /dʒoʊˈæn ə/.

Ten days later, when the dust had settled, MSF President Joanne Liu called their bluff.
Why New York’s Ebola Case Will Hurt Infected Patients Everywhere|Abby Haglage|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During the bus ride from Hanoi's airport I blurted out the whole story to Joanne.
The Surprisingly Good Flight 370 Novel: Author Scott Maka Defends His Controversial Book|Tim Teeman|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Luckily I found Dr. Joanne Cacciatore and her organization MISS.
Daily Beast Readers React to YouTube Stillborn Baby Memorials|Brandy Zadrozny|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They met in 1970 when Carson hired Bushkin to handle his divorce from his second wife, Joanne.
Wheeere’s Johnny?|Malcolm Jones|October 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Vidal slept with Anaïs Nin and enjoyed close friendships with women including Claire Bloom and Joanne Woodward.
How Gay Was Gore Vidal?|Tim Teeman|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For Joanne, in entering the tent, had uncovered her face; it was not grief that he saw there, but the soul of a woman new-born.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood
For an hour after Joanne had gone into her tent Aldous sat silent and watchful.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood
It seemed the most natural thing in the world for him to call her Joanne now.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood
"A quarter after three," repeated Joanne, and the words came steadily from her lips.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood
It was Joanne herself, her strange quest, its final outcome.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood