Meaning of name Joyce

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Meaning

The name Joyce has the following meaning:

Joyous. Similar to Joy, this name was also used in the Middle Ages. It nearly disappeared until the early 20th century when it sprang back into popularity, especially in Britain.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Joyce as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Joyce is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 734 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Joyce fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 63 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 940 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Joyce in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Joyce is pronounced as joi-ss

Origins

Joyce originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Joyce and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Joyce: Boys - Columbo, Columbus, Maximilian, Maximus, Sebastian, Girls - Monnie, Nydia, Prudence, Both genders - Francis, Trinity

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Joyce: Joice, Joyceanne, Joycelynn, Joyceta, Joyse

Style

We think the name Joyce should fall under the following style category: Classics.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Joyce to be: A peppy, fun-loving girl, who is very loyal

In one word, you might describe Joyce as a(n) "loyal" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Joyce (or its variants) are:

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, born on 2 February, a famous writer. James Augustine Aloysius Joyce's background: Irish expatriate writer. He was commonly considered as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Best known for his novel 'Ulysses' in 1922 and its highly controversial successor 'Finnegans Wake' in 1939.

Joyce Carol Oates, born on 16 June, a famous writer. Joyce Carol Oates's background: American novelist and a Professor of Creative Writing in Princeton University. Her novels always offered penetrating social observations of her time, dealing with controversial issues like violence, rape as well as unconscious forces.

Joyce Brothers, born on 20 September, a famous advice columnist. Joyce Brothers's background: American psychologist and advice columnist. She has been publishing a daily newspaper column since 1960.