Joan — may refer to:*Joan (first name) a female or male given name *Jōan (era), a Japanese era namePeople, as first name: *Joan I, various *Joan II, various *Saint Joan various uses *Joan Miró surrealist artist *Joan of Arc (disambiguation) *Joan,… … Wikipedia
Joan — Popess Joan † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Popess Joan The fable about a female pope, who afterwards bore the name of Johanna (Joan), is first noticed in the middle of the thirteenth century. VARIATIONS OF THE FABLE First Version:… … Catholic encyclopedia
Joan — steht für Joan (Vorname), ein weiblicher und männlicher Vorname (2677) Joan, ein Asteroid des Hauptgürtels Joan (Arkansas), ein Ort in Clark County im US Bundesstaat Arkansas Joan ist der Familienname folgender Personen Joel Joan (*1970),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Joan II — may refer to: *Joan II of Auvergne *Joan II of Naples *Joan II of Navarre *Joan II of Burgundy … Wikipedia
Joan I — can refer to:* Joan I of Navarre * Joan I of Naples * Joan I of Auvergne * Joan I of Burgundy … Wikipedia
Joan — f, m 1 (f.) English: contracted form of Old French Jo(h)anne, from Latin Jo(h)anna (see JOANNA (SEE Joanna)). In England this was the usual feminine form of JOHN (SEE John) from the Middle English period onwards, but in the 16th and 17th… … First names dictionary
Joan — est un prénom masculin en catalan et occitan et (essentiellement) féminin en anglais, équivalents respectifs de Jean et Jeanne. Voir aussi Jean Jeanne Joan est un dessinateur de BD né le 16 novembre 1963 à Mulhouse. Il intègre l école des beaux… … Wikipédia en Français
Joan — fem. proper name, originally Joanna, fem. of Johannes (see JOHN (Cf. John)). Often 17c. 18c. used as a generic name for a female rustic. Among U.S. births, a top 10 name for girls born between 1930 and 1937 … Etymology dictionary
Joan — [jōn] n. a feminine name: see JOANNA … English World dictionary
Joan — /john/, n. 1. ( Fair Maid of Kent ) 1328 85, wife of Edward, the Black Prince, and mother of Richard II. 2. a fictitious female pope about A.D. 855 858. 3. a female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Betty Joan Perske Baez Joan Chandos… … Universalium