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
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Joan is mainly a female name in the English language, but can be a male name in Catalan, Spanish, Dutch and in French. It is related to the names John, Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Johan, Joanna, Juan, João, Ivan, Jovan, Ioan, Jan, Jann, Yanne, Jouan, Sean, Ioan, Siobhán, and Siwan.

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". Some commonly known uses include:

Women

Men

See also