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JOYCE

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JOIS

From the (masculine) medieval name Josse, which was derived from the earlier Joceus or Jodocus, Latinized forms of the Breton name Jodoc meaning "lord". The name belonged to a 7th-century Breton saint. This first name also formed the basis for a surname, as in the case of the novelist James Joyce.

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