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I saw it as a married couple, 1930s, gloomily sitting outside their derelict cottage for the last time before packing the Ford and leaving the dustbowl for ever.

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I'm warming up to Simon: it can be stylish and elegant, though that sigh at the start still bugs me. Joan is actually lovely: there are so many Joanne and Joanna people that it's a very nice surprise. And, unlike every Joanne and Joanna I've ever known, it would probably not shorten to Jo, which is a huge plus.

Not a fan of Joan. Jane is a nice alternative.

If I heard it now for kids I'd be surprised but then I'd think it was kind of cool and fashionable. Together, Simon and Joan sounds like the name of a super minimalistic clothing line, like really austere linen jumpers for grown ass women.

Very nice actually!

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Simon is lovely, handsome and underused. Joan I have very fond memories of as our elderly neighbour was Joan and she was sweet and gives me a nice connotation of the name.

It’s weird.
I actually am starting to like Simon... not love, but I like it. I’d like to meet a little Simon.
But Joan? Ugly. I’m not sure why, but it just has such an ugly sound to it.
I would expect them both to be in their 50’s.

I really like Simon, and I somewhat like Joan. As a siblingset, I don't care for it. I prefer siblings to have different name endings. If there are seven siblings, I can see reusing the same endings, but in this case, there are only two.

I like the names individually, but Simon seems much more modern than Joan. I actually doubt the same parents would choose both names, even with the nickname Joanie.

I think Simon is sweet, and Joan is old and frumpy. Together they sound vaguely religious.

It sounds like an old and tired married couple, not a fan

It' ok, love Simon, I prefer Johanna or Joanne to Joan though