"Variant of Johanna"
The name Yohana is commonly a female name from the "German" origin.
Yohana is a variant of Johanna, the feminine form of the Hebrew name Yochanan, from which John also derives. It is an established female given name in Amharic and in Indonesian and Malay, where it serves as the usual rendering of Johanna.
Johanna means "God is gracious".
The pronunciation of Yohana is yoh-HAH-nuh.
