Joyce (name)
The name Joyce is used for females and rarely used by males. It derived from the Old French Masculine name Josse which derived from the Latin name Iudocus the Latinized form of the Breton name Judoc meaning "lord". The name became rare after the 14th century but later revived as a female name which derived from the Middle English joise meaning "rejoice".
Read more about Joyce (name): Name's Origin: Saint Joyce (Judoc), Fictional Characters
Famous quotes containing the word joyce:
“Exile as a mode of genius no longer exists; in place of Joyce we have the fragments of work appearing in Index on Censorship.”
—Nadine Gordimer (b. 1923)