Western Names · Girl
Joan name meaning
“God is gracious”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- J
- Origin
- Hebrew · European
- Category
- Western Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
2
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Joan
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Joan is an English girl's name, the feminine form of John, from the Hebrew name Yôḥānāh, meaning 'God is gracious'.
What does Joan mean?
About the name Joan
Joan is the medieval English form of the Old French name Johanne, the feminine counterpart of John. It goes back to Joanna, via Latin and Koine Greek, from the Hebrew name Yôḥānāh, meaning 'God is gracious'.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Joan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joan · behindthename.com · meaning
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