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What does Joyce mean?
Joyce 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced joyce. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Joyce is "lord". From the Norman male name Josce or Josse, which is from Jodocus, a Latin form of a Breton name, Iodoc, borne by a seventh-century Breton saint. Used in the Middle Ages. Its use as a girl's name from the 16th century among Puritans suggests it have been associated with the vocabulary word "joy". Advice columnist Dr. Joyce Brothers; writer Joyce Carol Oates.
STARTS WITH Jo-
ASSOCIATED WITH saint, 16th century, puritans, joy
Variations
VARIANTS Joice, Joyceanne, Joycelyn, Joycelynn, Joycie, Joyse, Joysel, Joyous, Loyce
SEE ALSO Jocelyn
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Jeace, ..
(male) Joyre, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Joyce Keziah (J.K.), ..
How popular is Joyce?
Joyce is a very prominent first name for females (#49 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#948 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Joyce reached its highest position of #12 in the U.S. during 1930-1939, and is at #947 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Joyce (#947 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) rated in the Top 2000 are Jocelyn (#194), Joycelyn and Loyce. These forms of Joyce reached the peak of their popularity during 1930-1939 (AVERAGE #607) and have become much less widespread since (#1285, ▼90%), with the form Joyce becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Joyce▼ is alike in pronunciation to Joss. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alyce▼, Bryce, Cayce, Douce, Elyce, Janyce, Jaycee, Jaycie▼, Jayde▲, Jaye, Jayme▼, Jayne▼, Joane, Jobie, Joci, Jodee, Jodie▼, Joie, Jolee, Jolie▲, Jolyne, Jonae, Jone, Jonee, Jonie, Jorie, Josee, Josie, Joy, Joya, Joye, Kayce, Roice and Royce. These names tend to be less frequently used than Joyce.
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