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Meaning of Joan

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Joan is a Catalan name for boys and girls.
The meaning is `God is gracious`
The name Joan is most commonly given to French boys. (5 times more often than to American boys.)
In Wallonie, Italië and België it is (almost) solely given to boys
In Schotland and Engeland en Wales it is (almost) solely given to girls

Use for the other sex:

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Ivan, Ioannes, Johannes

What do they use in other countries?

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Giovanni (Italian)
Jovanni (English)
Johann (German)

The name sounds like:

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Jan, Joana, Jean, Joann,, Jan, Jean, John, Juan, Jon, Jian, Jonn

Similar names are:

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Doan, Jovan, Joab, Johan, Joao, Joran, Jorn, Roan

See also:

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Ioana, Ionela, Jonette, Giovanna, Jonie, Jan, Jonelle, Jana,, Iefan, Ieuan, Ifan, Siôn, Jon, Juan, Janez, Jovan, Ian, Iain, Ioann, Ioan, Iancu, Ionel, João, Iwan, Ean, Jonas, Janis, Eoin, Sean, János, Keoni, Ioannis, Yannis, Xoán, Jani, Juhana, Juha, Jouni, Juhani, Joni, Jussi, Juho, Hannu, Jukka, Jochjo, Johano

Statistics

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This graph shows how many babies are given the name Joan each year in the United States. [Choose another country]

Thanks to Crossword Clues: Catalan boy and girl name