Joyce is an Irish and French given name and surname. It is 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 was later revived as a female given name, which derived from the
Middle Englishjoise meaning "rejoice".[1][better source needed]
The name originated with
Saint Joyce (Judoc) (600–668), a Breton prince and hermit and the son of
Judicael, king of Brittany.[2]
As a first name
Joyce Anderson (1923–2014), American furniture designer and woodworker
Joyce Karlin Fahey (born 1951), Venezuela-born American prosecutor, Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, and two-term mayor of Manhattan Beach, California
Joyce L. Kennard (born 1941), American judge, associate justice of the California Supreme Court
Joyce Mojonnier (born 1943), American politician, California Assemblywoman from 1983 to 1991
Joyce Mujuru (born 1956), Zimbabwean politician, co-vice-president of the Zanu-PF party
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surnameJoyce. If an
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Joyce is an Irish and French given name and surname. It is 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 was later revived as a female given name, which derived from the
Middle Englishjoise meaning "rejoice".[1][better source needed]
The name originated with
Saint Joyce (Judoc) (600–668), a Breton prince and hermit and the son of
Judicael, king of Brittany.[2]
As a first name
Joyce Anderson (1923–2014), American furniture designer and woodworker
Joyce Karlin Fahey (born 1951), Venezuela-born American prosecutor, Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, and two-term mayor of Manhattan Beach, California
Joyce L. Kennard (born 1941), American judge, associate justice of the California Supreme Court
Joyce Mojonnier (born 1943), American politician, California Assemblywoman from 1983 to 1991
Joyce Mujuru (born 1956), Zimbabwean politician, co-vice-president of the Zanu-PF party
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameJoyce. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.