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Origin of the name JOAN.
Etymology of the name JOAN.
Meaning of the baby name JOAN.
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JOAN. A
contracted form of Old French Johanne
(q.v.), and Latin Johanna
(q.v.), meaning "Jehovah's gift (or grace)." Usage:
America, England, France, Ireland, Scotland.
... In England, Joan was for a
long period the most usual contraction of Johanna, until, adopted at
last too universally by the very poor, it was in Tudor days discarded in
favour of Jane by the nobility... (Girls' Christian Names, Swan,
1905).
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Baby Names
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Girl Names
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B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
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A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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