[Opinions] Joanna & Joan
What do you think of these name? I love them, especially Joanna. Alas my husband went to school with a very obnoxious Joanne so I can do nothing to sway him to Joanna. He comes and goes on Joan as well.
Thoughts? Other names that are similar? Thanks.
Thoughts? Other names that are similar? Thanks.
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I like Joan. Similiar to my own name, Jean, which I also like.
Do you like Janet?
Do you like Janet?
My favorite aunt was named Joan. So it's a name that is very dear to my heart. But it fits with other names that I love like Jean, Myra ("MIE-ruh"), Sibyl, Freda, Margaret / Marjorie / Margot, Anne, Vera, Enid, Cora, Ada, Lynn, Clare, Adele, Sylvia, Carole, Hope, Wren, Hazel, Bridget, Glynis, Maureen / Maura / Miriam / Mary / Marion, Beryl, Virginia, Bernadette, Nora, Maud / Maude, Audrey, Helen / Lena / Eileen, Veronica, Agnes, Louise, Imogen, Judith, Cornelia, Gilda, Edith, Imelda, Pauline, Beatrice, Elsa, Lenore, Ingrid, Martha and Leda. They all share a down-to-Earth, sensible shoes, WWII austerity that I find very chic. It's a nice alternative to the usual sugary sweet names we come across. Don't get me wrong. I have a sweet tooth and love them too. But Joan and her cardigan-clad sisters are much rarer. So when I come across them I'm extra tickled pink.
This message was edited 7/30/2010, 6:14 PM
Joan is kind of cool.
Makes me think of "Joan" by Butch Walker though. Sweet/sad song.
Makes me think of "Joan" by Butch Walker though. Sweet/sad song.
I like Joan a lot. Joanna/Joanne I've never been particularly fond of, but I think Joan is fantastic.
I like Joan.
I like the plain non-nonsense-ness about it. Joan. I don't like Joanie, though. Joanna is Ok...
Other names that are in a similar vein:
Jane
Jean
Josephine
Joelle
I like the plain non-nonsense-ness about it. Joan. I don't like Joanie, though. Joanna is Ok...
Other names that are in a similar vein:
Jane
Jean
Josephine
Joelle
Joan is a classic, strong name. I've been liking this one lately. Joanna is really pretty.
Joan is just alright for me. It's mostly in look because I like the sound a lot. I prefer Jane.
But I do really like Joanna. I never took much notice of it until I had a friend in college by that name. She was sweet and pretty and a very good violin player, so now that's the image I get from Joanna.
I also like Johanna a lot (prn. like Jo+Hannah). It's much lighter and more open than Joanna, and it's very kind and smiley and friendly. I had a good friend throughout school with that name, so I have a good association with it, too.
But I do really like Joanna. I never took much notice of it until I had a friend in college by that name. She was sweet and pretty and a very good violin player, so now that's the image I get from Joanna.
I also like Johanna a lot (prn. like Jo+Hannah). It's much lighter and more open than Joanna, and it's very kind and smiley and friendly. I had a good friend throughout school with that name, so I have a good association with it, too.
For some reason I don't really like Jane.
I can't put my finger on it. I like names that have a bit of a harshness to them and Jane is too....sugary? Not sure.
But thanks.
I can't put my finger on it. I like names that have a bit of a harshness to them and Jane is too....sugary? Not sure.
But thanks.
I love Joan; very strong to me, and I think it has a lovely beauty about it. I like Joanna, which reminds me of Johanna from "Sweeney Tood".
I like Joanne quite a bit as well, personally...
I like Joanne quite a bit as well, personally...
I've heard stories of her.
My husband comes from a small town so people can get famous quickly. It seems she did the can-can at her wedding and was not wearing proper underwear. I would have found that hilarious but it "shocked" everyone - seems she did other things that were found "unseemly." *shrug*
My husband comes from a small town so people can get famous quickly. It seems she did the can-can at her wedding and was not wearing proper underwear. I would have found that hilarious but it "shocked" everyone - seems she did other things that were found "unseemly." *shrug*