Name Joan Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 嬢杏, 緒杏, 如安, etc. Pronounced Pron. jo-ahn Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 嬢 (jo) meaning "daughter" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name JOAN (1), JOANN or JOANNE.