To call my baby Joan?

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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?

It’s great! I think it’s already making a comeback. I know a little Joni as well.

John is a great name too

@SweetBirdsong Haha, a bit harsh but I know what you mean, Mona is quite sad isn't it. I like Jean as a middle name. Like Billie Jean or something. It reminds me of Bowie, and jeans (the clothes) lol. It was also my nan's name. (Not that I knew her well).
Each to their own I guess. I used to like some batshit kids names so it's a good job I didn't get pregnant in my 20s, lol.

Love it. My mother’s godmother name was Joanie and I had Joan as my middle name. Wished I’d used it as one of my own children’s names. She was a kind beautiful soul so would have been nice to have carried it on,but shit of exh said no and threw all of his toys out of the pram! Also had auntie Evelyn called Evie. She was a sweetheart to.

It's very cute indeed.

Joanie and Chachi. Go for it.

My young niece just called her new baby Joan, it’s gone down really well and she suits it. Lovely name!

Things is folk will have an opinion whatever you say your going to call your baby. Figure it out and then say your chosen name with confidence, do not give people the impression you want their opinion.

Joan is going to be very cool again soon I'm pretty sure of it. There's a really trendy NYC ad/branding agency called Joan https://joancreative.com/

I'm pretty good at spotting trends and I have a feeling Joan (along with names like Mary and Jane and others of that vintage) are going to be the next wave of Avas/Olivias/Ivys etc.

These things come in generational waves, I think you're just slightly ahead of most people in your tastes!

I know two teenage Dorothy's and they both love the name - sometimes shorten it, but not always. Dorothy Parker, Dorothy L. Sayers, Dorothy Lamour etc didn't struggle as adults. My DC's class is full of 'old lady' names, so for this generation it will be totally normal. It's a natural cycle of names coming back around.

OP if you like Joan, go with it.

It’s my MiLs name, so it’s a hard no here.

Shes in her early 70s and thinks it’s dated even as her name.

Joni/e is cute.

The teenage girl years are hard enough, without being called Joan the Moan.
I guess it's cute for a little one though, especially if Joanie/Joni.

I'm sorry, I'm really trying. But it's a frumpy, middle-aged name.

It's my DD second name, after her grandma who died before she was born. I love it. She's got a proper old lady name as her first name too!

It's absolutely awful. Disgustingly boring name.

I have a difficult name. I wish my DPs had considered things more. Please remember this is an actual person you are naming, not just a newborn who won't have any problems. When little one is at school/ becomes a teenager/ goes to uni/ gets a job. Something cute to you can become a big problem in that person's life and it really isn't fair.

Absolutely

Mavis Joan?

Harsh. And completely wrong.

No. I want to like it, it's short, classic and strong, all of which I like in a name. But it's just so flat and dull sounding.

Love it and I know 2 Joanie’s who are primary age

Great name and one I suspect will be topping the charts on the next few years due to the way older sounding names come back after 4 generations

I like it its a normal name.
Most names now are just stupid you really dont hear old names or just normal names.
Always some trendy funky silly names.

Definitely due a revival!

"Joan" of Arc's name was Jeanne not Joan

I quite like it, but prefer Jean. It’s softer, somehow. Jeannie and Joanie/Joni are nice too.

it's a cool name, I like it a lot.