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Joyce
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Choyce
Etymology
Medieval (en enm -) given name from en fro Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as la Iodocus, from en br Iodoc, diminutive of br iudh lord, from en cel-pro *yowdos. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988.
Pronunciation
en /d͡ʒɔɪs/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Joyce.wav Southern England
en ɔɪs 1
Proper noun
~ s
en English and Irish patronymics.
en Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/21/politics/adam-schiff-censure-vote-house 2023-06-21 The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20230629063359/https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/21/politics/adam-schiff-censure-vote-house/
en female Celtic languages, associated by folk etymology with en joy and en rejoice.
en 1860 Mrs Henry Wood (Ellen Wood) East Lynne "It's a curious name," remarked Captain Levison. "Joyce - Joyce! I never heard such a name. Is it a Christian name or a surname?""She was baptised Joyce. It is not so very uncommon. Her name is Joyce Hallijohn. She has been with us several years."
en 1959 Anne Sexton The Double Image You call me mother, and I remember my mother again,somewhere in greater Boston, dying.I remember we named you Joyceso we could call you Joy.
en unincorporated community co/Clallam County s/Washington c/USA, named after founder Joseph M. Joyce.
Derived terms
en en Burton Joyce from de Jorz Joycean Joycian
Related terms
en Jocelyn
Translations
an English and Irish patronymic surname
Armenian: hy Ջոյս
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 喬伊斯 Qiáoyīsī
Irish: ga Seoighe
Portuguese: pt Joice f
Russian: ru Джойс
References
Further reading
Saint Josse
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
pt female Joice