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Joan calls to mind, for me, not the medieval period, but the 40s and 50s. It hasn't quite made it back to freshness for met yet. (Though I do like Joanie.)

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I like other names of that era more, like Sally, Margaret, Helen, Ruth, etc. I just hear "moan" with Joan.

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But it's ok. It's got a little, like, "I don't care what you think, Isabella, you frilly princess. I am Joan. I wear black and I like modernist design" so that's cool.

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My fave is Joan Imogen, but Joan Eleanor and Joan Matilda are also nice. I'd think I would want to pair Joan with something softer like Susanna or Isabella, but when I see it happen it seems... mismatched somehow.

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