Joyce - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Joyce \

is pronounced joyce. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "joy". Used in the Middle Ages. Advice columnist Dr. Joyce Brothers; writer Joyce Carol Oates.

Joyce has 6 variant forms: Joice, Joyceanne, Joycelyn, Joycelynn, Joyse and Joyous.

Baby names that sound like Joyce are Jaycie, Jaycee, Josie and Josee.

Joyce is a very common first name for women (#49 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#748 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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