Joan (given name)

Joan

Joan of Arc was largely responsible for the popularity of the name Joan for girls in the English-speaking world in recent years.
Gender female, sometimes male
Origin
Meaning The Lord is merciful
Other names
Related names Joanna

Joan is mainly a female name in the English language, but is a male name in Catalan, Occitan, and Dutch. It is related to the names John, Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Johan, Joanna, Juan, João, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Ioan, Ioana, Jan, Jann, Yanne, Jouan, Ioan, and Siobhán.

The English female name is an English form of the Old French name Johanne, a female variant of the male name Johannes. The name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, meaning "Yahweh is merciful". People and fictional characters named Joan include:

Women

Medieval period

Modern era

Men

Fictional characters

See also

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