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Joanne

American  
[joh-an] / dʒoʊˈæn /
Also Joann,

noun

  1. a female given name.


Example Sentences

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Joanne said she was now exhausted after battling against a system she believes continues to punish her.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

In May, lower-income Americans and people without college degrees saw some of the steepest drops in consumer sentiment, according to Joanne Hsu, director of the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Consumers’ grim mood spanned people from both political parties and reflected concerns about high living costs and the prospect of more inflation ahead, the survey’s director Joanne Hsu, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“I remember when Angela Lansbury and Paul Newman and Lee Remick and Joanne Woodward and Orson Welles came to Baton Rouge and made a film called ‘The Long, Hot Summer.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Next came Eloise Albright and then Louella and then Junior Jacobs and then Miss Kemp said, “Let’s hear about you, Beth. Joanne Turner drew your name.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

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