Vanna

The name Vanna first appears in print in La Vita Nuova, a 1294 book of verse written by Dante Alighieri, an Italian Florentine poet.

[1] Vanna is also a Cambodian unisex name (វណ្ណា Vaṇṇā [ʋannaː]) meaning "Gold".

Vanna is the feminine root form of Giovanni, the Italian cognate of John, meaning "God is gracious".

Van is short for the Scottish variation Evan, meaning "Youth" and "God's grace".

The Italian Name day is July 23, in memory of the Blessed Vanna of Orvieto, who died in 1306.

Dante and Beatrice , 1883 by English painter Henry Holiday , depicts Beatrice (white dress) with Vanna (red dress) walking along the Arno river as the enamored poet Dante Alighieri looks on.
Monna Vanna - a nude version of the Mona Lisa painted by Salaì .