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Ioan (F)>

Ioan (female)

Can be spelt:Joan (F)
   
Source(s):
Private communication [LA]
Notes:

English medieval written form of Joan [q.v.].

  • A correspondent [LA] has pointed out that many [?most] earlier manuscripts used a common script for capitals "I" & "J". Thus Joan may have been written and then transcribed as Ioan. Many on-line services have transcribed original documents faithfully so this version might be the one recorded in the indexes to earlier records.
  • [NB We have not seen any documentary evidence of the occurrence of Ioan but believe that the possibility should be borne in mind.]