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?

Very dated

Definitely do it!

I think there is enough younger people around that to them it would be a name like any other

And not think of Joan Collins

Love it!

Names can't be pleasing everyone.

My kids have old names and we live in an area where there is mostly newer and American names. Lots of Peyton/Sawyer/Jayden's and my kids haven't ever been bullied for their older names.

Some of the most popular MN names Persephone eg, are names I'd never use, they're lovely but not my jam, my kids names won't ever being used by Persephone's mum and dad either because they're very typical, old working class names. My DC are named after people who've inspired me or are family names.

Moanie Joan The name even sounds like a yawn. Joooooooaaaaaahhhnnnn

This made me snort with laughter!
It reminds me of Moan.

Oh dear

Joan has always been a name associated with the dullest most boring women living a life of drudgery amounting to nothing

Sorry to all the Joan's out there but it's not an inspirational name at all

Absolutely adore it. A very dear friend was called Joan and she was the life and soul of the party. She was strong and courageous. Couldn’t choose a better name.

It’s pretty bad imo but at least it’s an actual name…

It's been out of fashion for ages, which of course means it's overdue for a revival. Whether you like it or not is as subjective as with every other name.

Love it, pretty but not too popular

Awful. Joan, moan.

Such a drab name.

I'm in neither of your camps. But I don't like Joan. I don't like Mona, Morag or Warren either. They are greyish-brown names. Names that conjure up images of wallflowers that no one notices 😔

I love it. When I was a child Jack was considered an old name and look what happened? No one would say it's an old man name now. Also Elsie has made a comeback. Go for it.

You'll be ahead of the curve!
I never thought I'd be teaching classes with kids called Elsie, Stan, Alfie and Mabel, yet here we are!
I associate it with the wonderful Joan Baez.

Joan has always been a name associated with the dullest most boring women living a life of drudgery amounting to nothing

Oh I dunno - Joan Armatrading, Joan Baez, Joan Collins, Joan Jett to name but a few😊😊

Love it.

Names come in and out of fashion ,I sounds old fashioned now but ,when I was at school.I had a friend who had a very old fashioned name ," Grace" ,this was the 80,s now here's loads of Graces.

Joanie is lovely. Had a school mate called Joni but I think pronounced the same.

It’s a no from me it’s bland and boring aswell as so old fashioned.

dh wanted to give our daughter it as a middle name as remrberance of his mum, it was a huge no from me.

What a horrible comment
And you have no idea what the Oap has to think about

I think it’s lovely. Classic but unusual now

and all the versions you or she could choose like Joanie and JoJo are perfect for variety and working out what suits her

I know a 7yo called Joan. Not my cup of tea but she's not teased as far as I know! I assumed it was a family name.

I love it but then I've got a daughter with one of the 'old-fashioned' names frequently mentioned here. Joan's classic, with an interesting history, and when names are re-used much later, people won't be thinking of the older generation who had them. It makes me think of Joan from Mad Men.

Its lovely