Joyce

joy-s'JOY-ss'1 syllable
🇻🇦Latin
Joyful

MEANING

Lord

ORIGIN

Medieval Latin

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Latin name 'Jodocus', which is from the Breton 'Iodoc', meaning 'lord'.

CULTURAL NOTES

The name Joyce became popular in the English-speaking world during the Middle Ages.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Traditionally used as a masculine name, it became more common as a feminine name in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Joyce - Meaning, Origin, Popularity & Variations