Joan
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Joan is mainly a female name in the English language, but a male name in French and in Catalan. It is related to the names John, Jean, Johan, Joanna, Juan, and Ivan. It comes from Latin Joanna, from Hebrew, meaning 'The Lord's grace'. The name ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, meaning "Yahweh is merciful". Some commonly known uses include:
- Joan of Arc
- Joan I of Naples
- Joan II of Naples
- Joan Baez, a famous folk singer-songwriter.
- Joan (album) was a 1967 album by Joan Baez
- Joan of Arcadia, a popular drama series on CBS
- Joan of Lorraine, a play by Maxwell Anderson
- Pope Joan, a 9th century legend
- Sow Joan, an Animal Crossing series character.
- Joan Orenstein, a Canadian Actress
- Joan of Kent was the wife of Edward the Black Prince and mother of Richard II of England
- Joanie Cunningham is a character on Happy Days.
- Joan Jett, the musician.
- Joan Daemen, the Belgian cryptographer and inventor of Rijndael
- Joan Miro, a famous artist
- Joan A.I., an Artificial Intelligence Chatterbot, winner of the 2006 Loebner Prize
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