Joan name - Meaning of Joan
- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 4
- Usage
- English, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- JON
- Joan Meaning
- Medieval English form of Johanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). This was the usual English feminine form of John in the Middle Ages, but it was surpassed in popularity by Jane in the 17th century. This name (in various spellings) has been common among European royalty, being borne by ruling queens of Naples, Navarre and Castile. Another famous bearer was Joan of Arc, a patron saint of France (where she is known as Jeanne d'Arc). She was a 15th-century peasant girl who, after claiming she heard messages from God, was given leadership of the French army. She defeated the English in the battle of Orléans but was eventually captured and burned at the stake. Joan originates in Hebrew language and means "God is merciful". It is a feminine form of John and as a female name has been used since the 17th century. One of the most famous bearers of this name was Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, a French heroine who led the French army in the Hundred Years" War. She was burned by the English at the stake for heresy and later on declared a martyr.
Joan Related Names
Variants: Joanna, Johanna, Joann, Joanne, Seonag, Shona, Siobhan, Jonelle, Jonie, Johna
Diminutives: Jo, Joanie, Joetta, Jojo, Jolene, Joni, Jonie, Joleen, Jonelle, Jonette
Other Languages: Tajuana (African American), Jone (Basque), Joanna (Biblical), Ioanna (Biblical Greek), Iohanna (Biblical Latin), Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yoana (Bulgarian), Joana (Catalan), Ivana, Žana (Croatian), Ivana, Jana, Johana (Czech), Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike, Jonna (Danish), Jana, Janna, Johanna, Hanna, Hanne, Hannie, Jennigje, Johanneke (Dutch), Johanna (Estonian), Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hannele, Janna, Jenna, Jenni, Jonna (Finnish), Jeanne (French), Xoana (Galician), Jana, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hanne (German), Ioanna, Nana (Greek), Johanna, Hanna (Hungarian), Jóhanna, Jóna (Icelandic), Chevonne, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Siobhan (Irish), Giovanna, Gia, Gianna, Giannina, Giovannetta, Nina, Vanna (Italian), Johanna (Late Roman), Janina (Lithuanian), Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian), Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French), Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike (Norwegian), Janina, Joanna, Asia, Joasia (Polish), Joana, Joaninha (Portuguese), Ioana (Romanian), Yana, Zhanna (Russian), Jean, Seona, Seonag, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Sìne, Seònaid (Scottish), Ivana, Jovana (Serbian), Jana (Slovak), Ivana, Jana, Žana (Slovene), Juana, Juanita (Spanish), Janina, Janna, Johanna, Hanna, Jonna (Swedish), Siân, Siwan (Welsh)
Joan Celebrities
Joan of Arc - French heroine and Saint, Joan Collins - actress, Joan Crawford - actress, Joan Cusack - actress, Joan Jett - musician, Joan Osborne - musician, Joan Rivers - actress, Joan Van Ark - actress, Joan Allen - actress, Joan Anderson - writer, Joan Baxter - writer, Joan Bennett - actress, Joan Blos - published author, Joan Carroll - jazz artist, Joan Chen - actress, Joan Dahl - writer, Joan Davis - actress,
