Ioana

Ioana or Oana is a female given name of Romanian origin. It is the equivalent of the English name Joan, and the male version John, all of which derive from the Hebrew name Yohanan. A common diminutive is Ionela.

People with this name include:

Ioana

• Ioana Maria Aluaș (born 1975), Romanian Olympic judoka
• Ioana Badea (born 1964), Romanian rower
• Ioana Bortan (born 1989), Romanian footballer
• Ioana Bulcă (1936–2025), Romanian actress
• Ioana Ciolacu (born 1982), Romanian fashion designer
• Ioana Crăciunescu (born 1950), Romanian actress and poet
• Ioana Diaconescu (born 1979), Romanian freestyle swimmer
• Ioana Flora (born 1975), Romanian actress
• Ioana Gașpar (born 1983), Romanian tennis player
• Ioana Mihalache (born 1990), Romanian actress and beauty pageant titleholder
• Ioana Raluca Olaru (born 1989), Romanian tennis player
• Ioana Olteanu (born 1966), Romanian rower
• Ioana Papuc (born 1984), Romanian rower
• Ioana Pârvulescu (born 1960), Romanian writer
• Ioana Petcu-Colan (born 1978), Irish musician
• Ioana Petrescu (born 1980), Romanian economist
• Ioana Rudăreasa, Wallachian Romani woman
• Ioana Stănciulescu (born 2004), Romanian artistic gymnast
• Ioana Strungaru (née Crăciun; born 1989), Romanian rower
• Ioana Tudoran (born 1948), Romanian rower

Oana

• Oana Andrei, Romanian beauty pageant titleholder
• Oana Ban (born 1986), Romanian gymnast
• Oana Chirilă (born 1981), Romanian handball player
• Oana Corina Constantin (born 1991), Romanian aerobic gymnast
• Oana Gregory (born 1996), Romanian actress and model
• Oana Manea (born 1985), Romanian female handballer
• Oana Niculescu-Mizil (born 1975), Romanian politician
• Oana Pantelimon (born 1972), Romanian high jumper
• Oana Paveluc (born 1991), Romanian beauty pageant contestant
• Oana Pellea (born 1962), Romanian actress
• Oana Petrovschi (born 1986), Romanian gymnast
• Oana Țoiu (born 1985), Romanian politician

See also

• Ioan
• Ion
• Ionel