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Joyce
Joyce: Popularity
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200th+ most popular girls name in the UK
37 recorded births
in 2008
User rating:
( 3.39 from 70 votes )
Additional information about the name Joyce:
Joyce comes originally from the Breton name 'Iodoc', meaning 'lord'. This is Latinized to 'Jodocus', adapated to a Norman male name 'Josce'. This then led to the name Joyce. The name was borne by a 7th-centiry saint. As a male name, Joyce disappeared in the 14th century. The name was used in the 16th century by Puritans, where it was associated with the word 'joy'.
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