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HelpRe: Joanna & Joan
in reply to a message by vigdis
My favorite aunt was named Joan. So it's a name that is very dear to my heart. But it fits with other names that I love like Jean, Myra ("MIE-ruh"), Sibyl, Freda, Margaret / Marjorie / Margot, Anne, Vera, Enid, Cora, Ada, Lynn, Clare, Adele, Sylvia, Carole, Hope, Wren, Hazel, Bridget, Glynis, Maureen / Maura / Miriam / Mary / Marion, Beryl, Virginia, Bernadette, Nora, Maud / Maude, Audrey, Helen / Lena / Eileen, Veronica, Agnes, Louise, Imogen, Judith, Cornelia, Gilda, Edith, Imelda, Pauline, Beatrice, Elsa, Lenore, Ingrid, Martha and Leda. They all share a down-to-Earth, sensible shoes, WWII austerity that I find very chic. It's a nice alternative to the usual sugary sweet names we come across. Don't get me wrong. I have a sweet tooth and love them too. But Joan and her cardigan-clad sisters are much rarer. So when I come across them I'm extra tickled pink.
As for Joanne, I've always been more drawn to Johanna. Then again, my Aunt Joan was named after her grandmother Johanna so I'm biased. We use the pedestrian pronunciation of "jo-HAN-uh." Sue us.
As for Joanne, I've always been more drawn to Johanna. Then again, my Aunt Joan was named after her grandmother Johanna so I'm biased. We use the pedestrian pronunciation of "jo-HAN-uh." Sue us.
This message was edited 7/30/2010, 6:14 PM
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You've hit my style perfectly.
I love almost every single name you've listed - Sibyl, Jean, Margaret, Anne, Vera, Cora, Ada, Lynn, Clare, Sylvia, Carole, Hope, Wren, Bridget, Maureen, Miriam, NOra, Maud, Helen, Elsa, Lenore, Ingrid and Leda.
Of those my husbands likes: Judith, Helen, Anne & Margaret.
I love almost every single name you've listed - Sibyl, Jean, Margaret, Anne, Vera, Cora, Ada, Lynn, Clare, Sylvia, Carole, Hope, Wren, Bridget, Maureen, Miriam, NOra, Maud, Helen, Elsa, Lenore, Ingrid and Leda.
Of those my husbands likes: Judith, Helen, Anne & Margaret.
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