Joyce
⚥French unisex name: girls and boys
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine and masculine (unisex) |
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Origin and meaning
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.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Netherlands
- France
- Belgium
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).