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Johnita
How to Pronounce Johnita
Pronounced joh-NEE-tuh /dʒoʊˈni.tə/Medium
Meaning: Johnita takes John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious', and gives it a warm feminine -ita ending, in the same spirit as the Spanish Juanita and the American Johnetta. The inherited meaning stays with its parent John.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Johnita is a feminine of John, the enduring biblical name from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious', dressed with the diminutive -ita ending borrowed from Spanish Juanita. Names like this let families honor a John with a girl's name. It enters United States records in the mid nineteen-twenties and reached its slim high in the mid nineteen-sixties.
Always a rarity, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at most, a Johnita from her peak would be in her sixties today. She reads as a heritage-minded honor name rather than a trend, and has not been swept up in any revival.
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What does the name Johnita mean?
It is a feminine elaboration of John, from Hebrew for 'God is gracious', with an -ita ending.
How do you pronounce Johnita?
It's said joh-NEE-tuh /dʒoʊˈni.tə/, three syllables stressed in the middle.
Is Johnita a boy or girl name?
Johnita is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Johnita?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around its high in the mid nineteen-sixties.