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Joyce

A female given name from the Celtic languages, associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice.

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Joyce at a glance

Origin
Celtic
Root meaning
“lord”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/d͡ʒɔɪs/

Etymology

Medieval (Middle English) given name from Old French Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (“lord”), from Proto-Celtic *yowdos.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Joyce mean?

A female given name from the Celtic languages, associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice. Its root means "lord".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).