Message: "Joan" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Joan

by Orla.

2/8/2021, 7:11 PM

WDYT? Any MN'S? Any NN's? Any sib names?

#Joan

Replies

- gigibee

2/9/2021, 3:41 PM

For some reason I never have really liked Joan. It has a dark, clunky vibe to it. I love Jane though.

- Jayne (guest)

2/9/2021, 12:45 PM

I'd love to see this name on a little girl. Names like Joan, Maria, Tina, Darcy, Nelly, Peggy, are SO CUTE on little kids.

- New_Chloe

2/9/2021, 9:46 AM

I actually quite like Joan. I love the nickname Joanie, it's adorable. I could see Joan becoming a (slightly) more popular choice in the next couple decades: I think it's getting that vintage patina than new parents seem to enjoy. Joan has a strength that Jane lacks.

I like rather light, sweet names paired with Joan:

Joan Valentine
Joan Phoebe
Joan Christina (ok this is a GP pairing)
Joan Christabel
Joan Charlotte

Siblings....that's tough. You don't want anything that makes Joan look dowdy, and that's hard because Joan is dowdy.

Maybe other old fashioned but eccentric-modern choices?

Ruby
Bess
Clementine

Otto
Archie
Homer

I dunno I'm not good with sibsets

- BookEm'Danno (Realisticmindxxx)

2/9/2021, 8:59 AM

Decent, as far as names go, but very plain and dull. The nn of Jonie/Joanie however is adorable! (:

- Fiammetta (lady murasaki)

2/9/2021, 5:58 AM

Yawn

- WinterWonderland

2/9/2021, 5:20 AM

I don't think this one is quite ready for a comeback yet. It still feels pretty dusty. Maybe someday.

- Anneza

2/9/2021, 4:31 AM

Joan is good, but I prefer Joanna (and dislike Joanne).

It was so popular in the 1930s that I looked at similar names as mns:
Joan Margaret
Joan Patricia
Joan Carolyn, or Joan Caroline to make it more timeless
Joan Virginia
Joan Dolores

And for today's world:
Joan Olivia
Joan Sophia
Joan Isabella
Joan Penelope
Joan Camilla