Joan

Joan

Joan may refer to:

*Joan (first name) a female or male given name
*Jōan (era), a Japanese era name

People, as first name:
*Joan I, various
*Joan II, various
*Saint Joan various uses
*Joan Miró surrealist artist
*Joan of Arc (disambiguation)
*Joan, Countess of Blois (d.1292)
*Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1319 – 1384)
*Joan of England, various
*Joan of France, various
*Joan of Habsburg, various
*Joan of Kent (1328–1385), Princess of Wales "The fair maid of Kent"
*Joan the Lame (1293-1348) first Queen consort of Philip VI of France.
*Joan of Lancaster (1310-1345)
*Joan of Lestonnac (1556-1640) saint, founder of order The Company of Mary Our Lady.
*Joan of Lusignan (d.1322)
*Joan of Naples, several
*Joan of Navarre (c. 1271 – April 4, 1305), Queen Regnant of Navarre and Queen consort of France
*Joan of Penthievre = Joan, Duchess of Brittany
*Joan of Portugal (disambiguation)
*Joan Rivers, actress
*Joan of Scotland, various
*Joan of Spain (1535 - 1573), Infanta of Spain
*Joan Sutherland (1926 - ), Australian Soprano
*Joan of The Tower (1321–1362), first Queen consort of David II of Scotland. ⋅
*Joan of Valois (1556) (died at birth 1556) daughter of Henri II of France and Catherine de' Medici
*Other Joans of Valois
*Joan, Lady of Wales (1188-1237) wife of Llywelyn the Great

People, as last name:
*Bernat Joan i Marí (b.1960), Catalan politician
*Joel Joan (b.1970), Catalan actor, scriptwriter and director.
*Josep Tarradellas i Joan (1899-1988), Catalan politician
*Martí Joan de Galba (d. 1490), was co-author of the Catalan epic "Tirant lo Blanc"

Other:
*Darby and Joan, a happily married couple who lead a placid, uneventful life.

ee also

*Jane
*Jean
*Jeanne
*John
*Joanna
*Johanna


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  • Joan — fem. proper name, originally Joanna, fem. of Johannes (see JOHN (Cf. John)). Often 17c. 18c. used as a generic name for a female rustic. Among U.S. births, a top 10 name for girls born between 1930 and 1937 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Joan — [jōn] n. a feminine name: see JOANNA …   English World dictionary

  • Joan — /john/, n. 1. ( Fair Maid of Kent ) 1328 85, wife of Edward, the Black Prince, and mother of Richard II. 2. a fictitious female pope about A.D. 855 858. 3. a female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Betty Joan Perske Baez Joan Chandos… …   Universalium

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