Question: can joan be a guys name?
Answer: Joan of Arc was largely responsible for the popularity of the name Joan for girls in the English-speaking world in recent years. Joan (/dʒoʊn/) is mainly a female name in English and a male name in Catalan/Valencian(Catalan [ʒuˈan], Valencian: [dʒoˈan]) and Occitan ([d͡ʒuˈan]).