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!

I don't like either.

neither of them are good imo. Joan is an old lady's name and Jean is a middle aged/old lady's name...

Hello tummytickler. I think I prefer Jean if given the choice of Jean or Joan, but I'm not sure if it 'goes' well with your other DC's names (which I really like).

When reading that list of siblings, the names Melody and Esther came into my mind as 'going' well.

My dd's middle name is Joan after her paternal grandmother who was killed a few years ago and so never got to meet her. She was born in the 30s (mil, not dd!) in a year when Joan was number 1 registered name, which expalins the big old lady connection.

For our kids Tracy and Sharon and Kevin and Darren are going to be the old lady/man names.

In 15 years teaching I have taught one Joan and one Jean. Joanie is an utter peach of a girl, Jean is, er, not. I have taught Joan the words to the 70s song 'Hello, this is Joanie' which gives away my age big time!

I prefer Jean of the two. My mum is Jean and hates it. She always wrote 'Jeanne' as a teenager because she thought it looked nicer.

I prefer Jane personally.

If you're thinking of other options, I like Suzannah, Faith, Eve, Matilda, Anna, Anne, which in my mind are the same 'type' of name.

I like Jean, and I know a baby Jean Louise - which to my taste is longer lasting than Scout - and the whole thing really suits her. I also know a grown-up Jeannie, who's lovely, and the only one I know, so I like the name.

And Jean Genie is a great song.