First names in Hebrew

First name Joan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Joan is written יוחנן

Joan is an old English feminine form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Joan mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Joan is one of the oldest English feminine forms of John, long one of the most common women's names in England. In Catalan, by contrast, Joan is a man's name, the equivalent of John. In both cases it comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace".

Gematria

Joan = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוחנן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Joan, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Joan, in nine pages

• Joan, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Joan
• Joan, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Joan in three answers

How do you write Joan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Joan is written יוחנן. Joan is an old English feminine form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Joan?
Written יוחנן, Joan is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Joan mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Joan is one of the oldest English feminine forms of John, long one of the most common women's names in England. In Catalan, by contrast, Joan is a man's name, the equivalent of John. In both cases it comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace".