joannes

[ joh-an-eez, -is ]

/ dʒoʊˈæn iz, -ɪs /

noun, plural jo·an·nes.

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Definition for joannes (2 of 2)

Joanne

[ joh-an ]

/ dʒoʊˈæn /

noun

a female given name.

Also Jo·ann, Jo Ann, Jo·an·na

[joh-an-uh] /dʒoʊˈæn ə/.

Example sentences from the Web for joannes

Cino, the master of Bartolus, and of Joannes Andreae the celebrated canonist, was long famed as a jurist.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various
The story first appeared in Greek in the works of Joannes Damascenus in the eighth century.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
Joannes is then taken to his master for the Deposition proper.
Life in the Medieval University|Robert S. Rait, M.A.
He rushed to Joannes's home and said to his friend, 'I am going away, Joannes.
Our Little Turkish Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade

The memorandum of Marinus informs us that the property of Tupha was long ago mortgaged to a certain Joannes.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)

British Dictionary definitions for joannes

joannes

/ (dʒəʊˈæniːz) /

noun plural -nes

a variant of johannes

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