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Thoughts on Joan?

131 replies

WhiskyCollins · 10/08/2026 11:36

Stuggling to decide on a name for my week old baby girl!

Nothing on the pre-birth shortlist quite works.

Looking for something short - frilly or overly feminine girls names aren’t my taste and her surname will be double barrelled.

I like Niamh, Tess, Erin and Joan but there’s just something about Joan that is drawing me in. Interested to hear other thoughts and if people are seeing/meeting many baby Joans these days?

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TheyGrewUp · 10/08/2026 11:45

Due a revival. It's an old classic and rather charming. Much nicer than: Elsie, Nora, etc. Joan of Arc springs to mind. Medieval roots.

user1492757084 · 10/08/2026 11:45

Love Joan.
It's a great choice.

Others similar ..
Jean
Jane
Dawn
Lisa
Gwen
Ruth
Anne
Lorna
Grace
Meg

LolaGold · 10/08/2026 11:43

OttersOnAPlane · 10/08/2026 11:42

Plowright? Bakewell? Aitken? Of Arc? Darby and? Collins? Crawford?

I don't know anyone under 90 called Joan, but it's a nice enough name.

Oh wait - counter culture singers of the 60s, Baez and Armatrading!

Mitchell

LolaGold · 10/08/2026 11:43

She will be Joanie or Jo-Jo

OttersOnAPlane · 10/08/2026 11:42

Plowright? Bakewell? Aitken? Of Arc? Darby and? Collins? Crawford?

I don't know anyone under 90 called Joan, but it's a nice enough name.

Oh wait - counter culture singers of the 60s, Baez and Armatrading!

YouSawBrigadoon · 10/08/2026 11:41

I think Joan belongs in the archives along with Phyllis, Doreen and Margaret.