Search gender: all male female Joan Girl Name Meaning, Kanji Variations. 1 names found. gender: all male female Name: joan Katakana: ジョアン 1 Kanji: 如杏 Meaning: 如Exactly 杏Apricot. Name of fruit tree. A small deciduous tree of the rose family. The language of this flower is "timid love", "doubt" and "distrust". You can save your favorite names with NAZUKE PON > About Japanese Names > Search For Japanese Names > Joan Girl Name Meaning, Kanji Variations.