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Joyce (F)>

Joyce (female)

Variants:Joss (F)
Derivative of:Iodoc (M) Iodocus (M) Jodocus (M)
Masculine form:Joyce (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English. In the Middle Ages Joyce was primarily a male name, but it has recently become predominantly female **.

Joyce is believed to be of Celtic origin although it might have originated from the Latin for "joy" **.

[ ** see Joyce (M).]