a female given name, a feminine form of john, via latin johanna

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Definition of a female given name, a feminine form of john, via latin johanna in English English dictionary

Joan

Maybe my mother didn't name me after Joan Crawford after all, I thought; she just told me that to cover up. She named me after Joan of Arc, didn't she know what happened to women like that?.

Hyphenation

a fe·male giv·en name, a fe·mi·nine form of john, vi·a Lat·in Jo·han·na