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It's kind of strange. I have two sisters who are named Patricia and Pamela. When they were children, they went by Patty and Pammy. As they got older, Pammy became just Pam but Patty stayed Patty. Having her named shortened to Pam wasn't something that Pam insisted upon, it was just something that naturally happened. Patty seems fine for an adult woman, but Pammy doesn't. But why, exactly? I can't really say. It just IS that way.
Anyway, my older sister's best friend as a teenager was named Joni. Her name was actually Joan, but that's how she spelled Joanie. She always continued to be called that and never shortened it to Joan. Maybe that's why I think Joanie is perfectly suitable for an adult.