Joan

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I really like the name Joan. I think it's pretty and it's very underused ime.

Anyone else like this lovely name or am I on my own with Joan ;) ?

Not so keen. But it's not horrific! Good steady name.

I'm not sure what Mad Men is. Joan is underused, it's nice.

Love Mad Men but prefer Jean to Joan.

I love it. My nanny was Joan. I'd love to use it as a middle name for another girl but I might go with Joy as I'm not sure I'd get Joan past my DH!

Mad Men has given it a teensy bit of glamour but I'm afraid the name always reminds me of that line from Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost..

'Tu-whit, tu-who: a merry note,
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.'

I think 'greasy Joan' may mean prostitute but I might be wrong there!

Joan is in the red dress (Mad Men)

No, it's not pretty, if I'm honest. I'm not a fan of granny chic, sorry.

Joni is much much nicer though.

Fab name

Just in case: there is also Joanne and Joanna in most of the UK, and Johan in Scotland.

My Grandmother's name. On my shortlist or a definate middle name.

No, its my middle name and my mums and my nanas and my great grans although she went by it.

None of us like it, but it became a tradition

I dont like it.. Its my sisters name and I have always felt it was harsh and unpleasant to say in English

My late nans name.
Considered using jones as a middle name for a boy.

No! Seriously ugly name. Jean is almost as bad.

Lovely name reminds me of Joan Baez and Joan from the Abbey girls books. I'd have loved a Joan but went for Joanna in the end.

My DM is also Joan & she hates it!

Joan is my favourite cousin, she's not a caaaah or frumpy or ugly - at pushing 80 she's fun and sparky.

My granny's name and I would consider it as a middle name for future Dd if only my gran didn't hate it so much! Love Jane too.