Jean or Joan

[tummytickler]

So which do you prefer?
To match siblings Iris, Pearl, Amos and Eli.
I like one the best, and dh likes the other!

Joan.

Joan is nicest

What about Joni? Is that less old lady?

I vote Joan. That's my middle name so am biased.

I love the name Joan. Joan of Arc, Joni Mitchell, what's not to like?

Daphne Guinness' full name is Daphne Susannah Joan which I thougt a pretty combination, altough I'm not sure it's one I would necessarily use; just admire on other people

Jean is too masculine. Also the name of my ex-boss, who stabbed me in the back. Not that that has any bearing on your choice but still...

Do you know - I love Daphne too. dh not keen on Daphne though

I love them both, but think I prefer Joan.

Daphne is really lovely.

Daphne just reminds me of the woman in Neighbours - the only woman in history to give birth through a pair of tights.....

My dd's middle name is Jean, after one of her grandmothers and two of her great grandmothers!

If I'd had another dd, instead of my gorgeous DS, she would have been Daphne or Dorothy.

don't like either
but prefer Joan(ie) to Jean ( which reminds me of the one on eastenders lol)

Hahaha, Rusty, had forgotten all about that!

I have no idea who Jean in Eastenders is as i dont watch it!
My father informs me that most of my dc's have Emmerdale names and i could stick with that as a 'theme'! Cheeky sod! I dont watch it so it is not my fault!

I think my MN name should suggest my preference - although I actually prefere Daphne!

Jeannie is good, Jean acceptable, Joan absolutely old biddy

Jean is great.
Joan is not to my taste.

Joan. We had a lovely neighbour called Joan. Would go well with your other choices.

I get the point about wanting to avoid hyper-trendy, every-other-child-is-called-it sort of names - but I think inflicting boring, dumpy names like Jean and Joan isn't the way to go. IMHO they just don't sound very nice, and they have definite old-lady connotations. I'd be bemused if I met a child with either name.

I'm fairly sure the Emmerdale connection is just Amos. But I've never heard of a baby being called Amos before. We were going to call ds2 (who turned out to be dd) Ezra though, who was Amos's brother in Emmerdale (strong chapel family) and very much from the same ilk. Joan is very much from the Florence and Stanley school of names I think, so although many may think old lady, I suspect it will be in keeping with lots of her contemporaries.

Jean- very pretty

I am not choosing Jean or Joan to avoid a trendy name, I certainly dont thing they are boring and dumpy. I choose them because i love them.
I would never give my child a rediculous name just to avoid popularity - who would?
If i wanted to avoid popularity i would call her Cinderella.
It is true i would rather avoid the hyper popularity of names like Chloe, and if i thought Jean was in for a Chloe like boom i would avoid it, but i wouldn,t call a child Bertha just so she was the only one at school.

Bertha - oh go on, I dare you!

I think Joan is more elegant than Jean. And there is Joan of Arc for a namesake, which is interesting at least (there aren't many well known female historical figures).

I don't like either, which is odd for me because I usually like old fashioned names. I think it is because they are the names of two vile aunties in my extended family. Sorry.

Your siblings names are lovely though.