Johanna

[ joh-han-uh, -an-uh ]

/ dʒoʊˈhæn ə, -ˈæn ə /

a female given name.

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“This bill in particular is taking the right steps,” Johanna Kandel, president of the EDC, told The Daily Beast.
Our Photoshopping Disorder: The Truth in Advertising Bill Asks Congress to Regulate Deceptive Images|Erin Cunningham|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their story is also chronicled in 1971, a new documentary by Johanna Hamilton.
The FBI File Heist That Changed History|Bonnie Bertram, Drew Magratten|January 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Though the order was of course not issued directly to “Fräulein Hanna,” Johanna Altvater decided to do her part.
Hitler’s Killer Women Revealed in New History|Wendy Lower|October 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Johanna Altvater was twenty-two years old when she arrived in the Ukrainian-Polish border town of Volodymyr-Volynsky.
Hitler’s Killer Women Revealed in New History|Wendy Lower|October 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“I called Johanna and said, we need to get this up and running right away,” Harvey says.
The OFF Pocket Is a Pouch That Takes Your Phone Off the Grid|Josh Dzieza|September 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"I thank you," said Johanna, and for an instant her pale face glowed with the same fire which had distinguished her father.
A Noble Name|Claire Von Glmer
Incidentally, the Duchess Johanna Elizabetha would be deeply implicated.
A German Pompadour|Marie Hay
Johanna must not love that woman, must not owe her anything.
A Noble Name|Claire Von Glmer
"It is very pleasant here," said Johanna, after a hasty glance around.
A Noble Name|Claire Von Glmer
To cook this stolen roast the housekeeper sent Johanna up into a high tower to throw down some loose dry boards.
Women of the Teutonic Nations|Hermann Schoenfeld