Joyce

• (surname): Choyce

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 *youdos.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔɪs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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  Rhymes: -ɔɪs

Joyce (plural Joyces)

1. An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
   • 2023 June 21, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.

2. A female given name from the Celtic languages, associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice.
   • 1860, Mrs Henry Wood (Ellen Wood), East Lynne:

     "It's a curious name," remarked Captain Levison. "Joyce - Joyce! I never heard such a name. Is it a Christian name or a surname?"
     "She was baptised Joyce. It is not so very uncommon. Her name is Joyce Hallijohn. She has been with us several years."

   • 1959, Anne Sexton, The Double Image:

     You call me mother, and I remember my mother again,
     somewhere in greater Boston, dying.
     I remember we named you Joyce
     so we could call you Joy.

3. An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States, named after founder Joseph M. Joyce.

• Burton Joyce (from de Jorz)

• Jocelyn

• Saint Josse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Joyce f

1. a female given name, variant of Joice