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Joan is mainly a female name in the English language, but can be a male name in Catalan, Occitan, and Dutch. It is related to the names John, Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Johan, Joanna, Juan, João, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Ioan, Ioana, Jan, Jann, Yanne, Jouan, Ioan, Siobhán, and Siún. The English female name is an English form of the Old French name Johanne, a female variant of the male name Johannes. The name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, meaning "Yahweh is merciful". Some commonly known uses include: ==Women== *Joan of Arc *''Joan of Arcadia'', drama series on CBS *Joan, Princess of Wales, in the 13th century, the wife and consort of Llywelyn the Great, the Prince of Wales; and the daughter of King John of England. Also the subject of the play ''Siwan (play)'' by Saunders Lewis *Joan Allen, American film actress *Joan Armatrading, British singer *Joan Baez, folk singer-songwriter; ''Joan (album)'' was an album she released in 1967 *Joan Benoit, American marathoner *Joan Caulfield, American film actress *Joan Collins, English television and film actress and author *Joan Crawford, American actress *Joan Cusack, American film actress *Joan Didion, American writer *Joan Fontaine (1917−2013), British American actress *Joan B. Hague, New York assemblywoman 1979–1982 *Joan Hansen, American long-distance runner *Joan Hickson (1906-1998), British actress *Joan Jara (née Turner), British-Chilean dancer and widow of Víctor Jara. *Joan Jett, musician *Joan of Kent, wife of Edward the Black Prince and mother of Richard II of England *Joan Kennedy, American politician *Joan Marie Laurer, American pornographic actress, bodybuilder, model, and former professional wrestler 'Chyna' *Joan Leemhuis-Stout, Dutch politician *Joan Lindsay, an Australian author, best known for her story Picnic at Hanging Rock (novel) *''Joan of Lorraine'', play by Maxwell Anderson *Joan I of Naples *Joan II of Naples *Joan Orenstein, Canadian actress *Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Swynford wife of Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Robert Ferrers, 5th Baron Boteler of Wem *Joan Rivers, American comedian, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity *Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian opera singer *Joan Watson, lead character in Elementary: Played by Lucy Liu alongside Jonny Lee Miller's Sherlock Holmes *Joan Wyndham, British writer and memoirist *Joanie Bartels, American children's music singer *Joanie Cunningham, character on ''Happy Days'' *Joan Shakespeare, sister of William Shakespeare *Sow Joan, an ''Animal Crossing series'' character *Pope Joan, 9th century legend 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joan (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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