Joan

See also: joan and Jóan

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Johanna.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Joan

1. A female given name from Hebrew, 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?

Usage notes

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 It was superseded by Jane in the 17th century, but was again very popular during the first half of the 20th century.

Translations

female given name — see Jane

Anagrams

• ajon

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Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ʒuˈan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʒoˈan]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒoˈan]

Proper noun

Joan m

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

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Danish

Proper noun

Joan

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

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Manx

Proper noun

Joan f

1. a female given name

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Joan	Yoan	N'yoan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Middle English

Proper noun

Joan

1. Alternative form of John

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Occitan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuˈan]

Proper noun

Joan

1. a male given name, equivalent to English John