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Joan - What does it mean?

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joan

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , 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?

    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 It was superseded by Jane in the 17th century, but was again very popular during the first half of the 20th century.

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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.