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  • proper noun A female given name recently borrowed from the Italian diminutive of Giovanna ( =Jane).

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Examples

  • That quote comes directly from the book so please explain to me where anyone can gather that Gianna is Olive Tone or White?

    Twilight Lexicon » Gianna Cast? 2009

  • He clearly sees less difference in Gianna wanting to become one of the Volturi and Bella wanting to join his family because Edward views all vampires as monsters.

    Twilight Lexicon » Chapter Twenty-two – Flight 2006

  • I just thought the same Dopeydm (above) did: the way she speaks says about the native Americans it leads us to think about Emily (since Gianna is far away in Volterra). how come the shooting have already started and I didn’t know that??

    Twilight Lexicon » Brenna Lee Roth In New Moon Cast 2009

  • She’s beautiful, of course, but Gianna is an Italian name and she doesn’t look very Italian to me.

    Twilight Lexicon » Gianna Cast? 2009

  • After learning that Gianna is fully aware of the Volturi’s feeding practices and hopes to become one of them, Bella feels disgusted.

    Twilight Lexicon » Chapter Twenty-two – Flight 2006

  • The group's zoo expert, Frank Albrecht, noted that Knut and Giovanna, known as Gianna for short, had the same grandfather.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • BornAliveTruth. org Ad: "Gianna" Jessen: Can you imagine not giving babies their basic human rights, no matter how they entered our world?

    'Born Alive' Baloney 2008

  • squo; s zoo expert, Frank Albrecht, noted that Knut and Giovanna, known as Gianna for short, had the same grandfather.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • “She’s a jealous type of female,” he said, referring to Gianna.

    Stealing Candy Allison Hobbs 2010

  • “She’s a jealous type of female,” he said, referring to Gianna.

    Stealing Candy Allison Hobbs 2010

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