Joyce Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Joyce :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , Dutch

Variant Names of Joyce:

Joice, Joyceanne, Joycelyn, Joycelynn, Joyse And Joyous., Joice, Joyceanne, Joycelyn

Rhyming Names of Joyce: 

Names Similar to Joyce :

Joyceanne, Joycelyn, Joycelynn, Joyceanne, Joycelyn, Joycelynn, Joycee, Joycelan, Joycelean, Joycelene

Popularity Rank :

Joyce name was top ranked at 18 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 838 position in American during year 2015

Name Joyce has been Common throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 5453 position. 2853 numbers of people were named Joyce so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The name Joyce can be either masculine or feminine and is taken from the medieval masculine name Josse. The name Josse was derived from the name ludocus that was a Latinized version of the Breton name Judoc, which means “lord”.

The name became popular after given to a Breton saint from the 7th-century, who introduced settlers to England after the Norman conquest. Then it became rare in the 14th century as a masculine name, then later revived as a feminine name. This may be due to the similarity of the name to the Middle English word joise that meant “to rejoice”.

Joyce Numerology :

Personality No. 11. People with name Joyce tend to be charismatic, cooperative, intuitive, and have a pleasing personality with a gentle manner. Person with Joyce having 11 as Personality number work hard to gain confidence and overcome in-born shyness. As a child, and into your early twenties, nervous energy may have caused you to bite your nails or express your nervousness in other ways. You are extremely sensitive and intuitive. More Numerology