The Name Zhanna
Zhanna is a female name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is gracious”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Zhanna is a female name of Hebrew origin. Meaning: “God is gracious”. From the French Jeanne, the feminine form of the name Ioann (John; Hebrew Yohanan, “God is gracious”).
In the church calendar the name is written as Ioanna: this is the name used at baptism and in church.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Zhanna |
| Church form | Ioanna |
| Short forms | Zhannet |
| Affectionate forms | Zhannochka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| July 10 | Righteous Joanna the Myrrh-Bearer |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
In name descriptions, Zhanna is an independent, proud and decisive nature. She knows how to stand up for herself and likes to be noticed. She can be stubborn. Her strength is courage.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Zhanna («Жанна») in the Russian 1–9 table: Ж 8 + А 1 + Н 6 + Н 6 + А 1 = 22. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 22: master builder. Twenty-two is the master number of great designs: the practicality of four multiplied by scope. Long projects are within reach, but the weight of responsibility is felt more keenly.
Vowels give the soul number 2 (partnership and sensitivity), consonants the personality number 2 (partnership and sensitivity). The numbers match: what the person wants inside is what they show outside — a sign of an integral nature.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): А=1 + Н=50 + Н=50 + А=1 = 102, reduced to 3. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Ж — rich inner world. Mysteriousness, an intense inner life not always visible to others.
Other letters: А — beginning and action; Н — strong character and protest.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 22 is linked with Uranus.
| Planet | Uranus |
| Stones | sapphire |
| Colours | pale blue, grey, electric blue |
| Favourable days | Saturday, Sunday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 22 goes most easily with 4, 6 and 8, and has more friction with 3 and 5.
Goes well with: Anton, Arseniy, Afanasiy, Valeriy, German, Igor, Konstantin, Kuzma, Stepan, Yaroslav.
More friction with: Vitaliy, Vladislav, Gavriil, Ilya, Oleg, Tihon.
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Outcome
The name Zhanna carries the meaning “God is gracious”. Name number 22 — master builder; first letter Zh — rich inner world. The soul and personality numbers coincide — the name of an integral nature whose words match its wishes. Name days: July 10.