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Where does “Joyce” come from?

Joyce (English) comes from Old French Josse, from Latin Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, from Breton iudh, from Proto-Celtic yowdos — judge.

Ancestry of “Joyce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchJosse—
2LatinIodocus—
3BretonIodoc—
4Bretoniudhlord
5Proto-Celticyowdosjudge

Words derived from “Joyce”

  • Joycean
  • Joycian
  • joyciano
  • joycien
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