Giovanna
Giovanna is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is the Italian form of Johanna and the feminine form of Giovanni .
Variants are Gianna, Giovannetta , Giannina, Nina, Gia and Vanna .
Well-known namesake
- Giovanna Amati (* 1962), Italian racing car driver and so far the last woman to take part in a qualifying for a Formula 1 race
- Giovanna Antonelli (* 1976), Brazilian actress and singer
- Giovanna Arbunic Castro (* 1964), Chilean chess player
- Giovanna Astrua (1720–1757), Italian opera singer (soprano)
- Giovanna Borradori (* 1963), Italian philosopher living in the USA
- Giovanna Maria Bonomo (1606–1670), Roman Catholic abbess and mystic, see Johanna Maria Bonomo
- Giovanna Cecchi (1914–2010), Italian screenwriter, see Suso Cecchi D'Amico
- Giovanna Corda (* 1952), Belgian politician and MEP
- Giovanna Debono (* 1956), Maltese politician
- Giovanna Dandolo , Dogaressa of Venice
- Giovanna Maria Farussi (1708–1776), Italian stage actress
- Giovanna Gagliardo (* 1941), Italian film director and screenwriter
- Giovanna Garzoni (1600–1670), Italian painter
- Erika Giovanna Klien (1900–1957), Austrian-American artist
- Giovanna Lenzi (* 1943), Italian actress
- Giovanna Marini (* 1937), Italian musician, singer, composer, songwriter and ethnomusicologist
- Giovanna Melandri (* 1962), Italian politician
- Giovanna Mezzogiorno (* 1974), Italian film and theater actress
- Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla (* 1983), Mexican actress and singer, see Anahí
- Giovanna Ralli (born 1935), Italian actress
- Giovanna von Savoyen (1907-2000), wife of the Bulgarian Tsar Boris III.
- Giovanna Trillini (* 1970), Italian foil fencer and Olympic champion
- Giovanna Turchiarelli (* 1983), Italian inline speed skater
- Giovanna Tornabuoni (1468–1488), wife of Lorenzo Tornabuoni and often portrayed in works of art
- Giovanna Volpato (* 1975), Italian marathon runner
- Giovanna Winterfeldt (* 1991), German voice actress, singer and screenwriter