# Boyce

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɔɪs/ · frequency rank #26,020

## Definitions
1. An English habitational surname from Old French for someone living near the woods.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.
4. A neighbourhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
5. A town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
From Old French bois (“wood”).

## Easily confused with
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-bye)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-boys)
- **Boyd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-boyd)
- **byte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-byte)
- **boyz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-boyz)
- **Bruce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-bruce)
- **brace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-brace)
- **Boyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-boyle)
- **Brice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-brice)
- **boyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boyce-vs-boyer)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boy-vs-boyce)
- **BCE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bce-vs-boyce)
- **Boe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boe-vs-boyce)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bone-vs-boyce)
- **bore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bore-vs-boyce)
- **Boca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boca-vs-boyce)
- **Bose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bose-vs-boyce)
- **bode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bode-vs-boyce)
- **bock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bock-vs-boyce)
- **bowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowe-vs-boyce)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bboyce`, `bocye`, `boycce`, `boyec`, `boyyce`, `byoce`, `obyce`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boyce