To call my baby Joan?

[SecondChancesAtLife]

What do you think?

I’m 5 months pregnant and having a girl.
Ive just watched “maid of Orleans” video by orchestral manoeuvres in the dark and had a brainwave. Joan as in Joan of Arc.

Classic, moving story/heroine, devout catholic. The name Joan has suddenly taken on new meaning for me!

Joan of Arc was also always my favourite bit in Bill & Teds excellent adventure ❤️

Or am I just suffering from baby brain? Is it awful?

Not keen. I prefer Jane or Jean. I don’t like ‘granny’ names like Ivy, Edith, Elsie or Mabel either.

It’s nice . I know of a Joanie. So much nicer than the Ada/ Ivy/ Nora revivals.
Love OMD Maid of Orleon too.

Very cool name. I like it.

No way! Sorry

Joni - lovely
Joan - ancient

I know a 4 year old Joan, it's a lovely name and due its comeback as is Jean!

Dreadful

Surprised to say I really like it

I like it.

in my DC’s school a Mabel, an Albert and an Ethel sit next to each other for lunch which makes me smile

These are all solid, traditional names which everyone can spell and which will be completely unremarkable to the next generation. If you like it, go for it

I like it! My grandmas name was Joan and if we had gone on to have another daughter then I would have used it as a middle name.

Joanie is cute when shes little or she could be a Jo.

Jesus no.

Those old fashioned names are so much nicer than some of the made up bollocks ones some people saddle their kids with.

Joan is my nans name! Love Joni.

Come on !!!!!!
Its 4 bleedin letters

Joan... 😳

Each to their own...(Joan).

If I was being brutally honest, then I'd say it isn't great. But being a bit kinder, I could think of far worse. 🤔

I'm not sure a 3 year old child would really suit the name (IMHO), but objectively, if you love it, then that's all that matters.

Actually love it, so many options for nicknames too.

I love the name!

I love some of the older names but not Joan. As someone said about Dorothy, think of her as a teen or an adult. There are nicer names, but it's not as bad as the trend for surnames as first names.

No, it's not for me. It's painfully dull. Joni or Jolie are nice, but Joan is so lacklustre.

How is Joan your dream name? 😂 I'm being facetious because of course you can live any name you want. But Joan? That's a bit like saying Warren is a dream name. Or Arnold

You could use the French version - Jeanne.

beautiful!

Ethel???? Oh my Christ Mick!