Joan (given name)


Joan is mainly a female name in English and a male name in Catalan/Valencian and Occitan. It is related to the names John, Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Johan, Joanna, Juan, João, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Jovanka, Ioan, Ioana, Ion, Jan, Jann, Yanne, Jouan, Ivan, and Siobhán.
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". People and fictional characters named Joan include:

Women

Medieval period