joanne
ジョアン
解説 Definition
英語圏で使われる女性の名前。Joanneとも表記される。
Joanne is a feminine given name used mainly in English-speaking communities. It is a form related historically to Johanna, Joan, Jane, and John, and it identifies a particular person rather than a class of people or things.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人名としては通常 Joanne と大文字で書く。John、Joan、Jane と同じヘブライ語系の名前で、ラテン語 Johanna やフランス語 Jeanne を経た一形態と結び付けて覚えるとよい。文章では Joanne teaches ... のように主語になり、普通名詞の意味は持たない。
Write the name with an initial capital: Joanne. Link it to the familiar names John, Joan, and Jane, which belong to the same historical name family. The spelling Jo- plus -anne can also help you recognize it as a personal name, but it should not be analyzed as a newly formed compound in modern English. In sentences such as “Joanne teaches piano,” it functions as the name of one specific woman, not as a common noun with a descriptive meaning.
例文
Joanne Rowling, better known as J.K. Rowling, is the author of Harry Potter.
ジョアン・ローリング、通称J.K.ローリングは『ハリー・ポッター』の著者です。
Joanne teaches piano lessons to children in the neighborhood.
ジョアンは近所の子供たちにピアノのレッスンをしています。
My mother Joanne worked as a journalist for over thirty years.
母のジョアンは30年以上ジャーナリストとして働きました。
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joanne の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ヘブライ語の Yohanan（ヨハナン＝「神は恵み深い」）を起源とする女性名。Yo-（神）＋hanan（恵む）の構成。ラテン語形 Johanna を経てフランス語で Jeanne となり、その変形が Joanne。同根の名前に John、Joan、Jane、Jeanなどがある。
Joanne belongs to a name family ultimately derived from Hebrew Yohanan, traditionally interpreted as “God is gracious.” The name passed through forms including Latin Johanna and French Jeanne before Joanne became established in English. John, Joan, Jane, and Jean share the same distant source, although their spellings and customary gender associations developed along different routes. As a proper name in English, Joanne is normally written with a capital initial.
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