Joan (first name)

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Joan is a male and female given name .

meaning

The name is a variant of the first name Johannes or Johanna .

Use and variants

As a female first name, Joan can be found in the English language together with Joann , Jo-Ann , Joanne who are spoken at the same voice . It has appeared there since the Middle Ages and is particularly common today in the United States . Other common variants of the female given name in English are Joni and Joanna (see corresponding main articles on female names).

As a male first name, Joan is used in the Catalan language in eastern Spain and rarely in Scandinavia . This form is closely related to the Spanish Juan . In other areas of Europe, too, Joan or, more rarely, Joann is or was common as a male name, for the form Joannes / Joannis see under Johannes.

Name days

For possible name days, see Johannes and Johanna

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