Definition of: Joan

(jōn)
A feminine personal name. Also Jo·an·na (jō·an′ə), Jo·a·net·ta (jō′ə·net′ə). [<Hebrew, the Lord's grace]
—Joan of Arc,
1412–31, a French heroine and martyr who compelled the English to raise the siege of Orléans; captured; burned as a sorceress and heretic: called the “Maid of Orleans”; beatified 1909; canonized 1920. Also French Jeanne d'Arc.
—Joan, Pope
See POPE JOAN.