The first name Joan is ♀ female and ♂ male.
Origin of Joan
Joan is a short variant of Johanna or Johannes / John. In rare cases, it is a diminutive of Josephine. All these names are of Hebrew origin.
Meaning of Joan
Joan means “Yahweh is gracious” (from Hebrew “jô/יֹו” = referring to the Hebrew God + “chanan/חָנַן” = to be gracious/to show favor) and “he will add” or “God increases” (from Hebrew “hosíf/הוֹסִיף” = to increase/to add).
Pronunciation of Joan
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Jonah Liam Lian Noah Luan Sam Lia Juna Jamie Mila Mika June Johan Joana Lou Emma Mia Milo Nael NoraName Statistic: Joan is ranked #3858 overall ↓ -91
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 3431 ↓ -11
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 5007 ↓↓ -217
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 4386 ↑ 25
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 5111 ↓ -10
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 1501 ↓ -59
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 3636 ↓ -26
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 6211 ↓↓ -207
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 2740 ↓↓ -280
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 3913 ↑↑ 981
- 🇫🇷 France: 1992 ↑ 5
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 6627 ↓↓ -207
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 9221 ↓↓ -145
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 8203 ↑ 46
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 2189 ↓ -39
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 2610 ↓ -6
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 5083 ↓↓ -177
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 9163 ↓ -36
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 4103 ↓↓ -723
- 🇺🇸 United States: 6009 ↓↓ -139
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