Joan
English
Proper noun
Joan
- A female given name, 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?
- ~1595 William Shakespeare: King John: Act I, Scene I:
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 It was superseded by Jane in the 17th century, but was again very popular during the first half of the 20th century.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
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).
Pronunciation
Danish
Manx
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. |
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʒuˈan]
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