Joan

From Latin Johanna.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dʒəʊn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /dʒoʊn/
• Rhymes: -əʊn

Joan

1. A female given name, a feminine form of John.
   • ~1595 William Shakespeare: King John: Act I, Scene I:

     Well, now I can make any Joan a lady.

   • 1979 Margaret Atwood: Lady Oracle, p.336:

     Maybe my mother didn't name me after Joan Crawford after all, I thought; she just told me that to cover up. She named me after Joan of Arc, didn't she know what happened to women like that?

Joan was the usual feminine form of John in the Middle Ages. It was superseded by Jane in the 17th century, but was again very popular during the first half of the 20th century.

• ajon

From Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן‎ (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ʒoˈan/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈan/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoˈan/

Joan m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English John
2. (biblical) John
3. (biblical) John (book of the Bible)

Joan

1. A female given name borrowed from English, popular in the 1950s and the 1960s

Joan f

1. A female given name

From Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן‎ (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuˈan]

Joan

1. A male given name, equivalent to English John