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Joan

From Latin Iohannes: "God is gracious".

Meaning and origin

Joan is the Catalan and Occitan form of the name John, derived from the ancient Iohannes.

How to pronounce Joan

Catalan (Spain)zhoo-AHN /ʒuˈan/

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