# Joyce

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒɔɪs/ · frequency rank #8,807

## Definitions
1. An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A female given name from the Celtic languages, associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice.
3. An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States, named after founder Joseph M. Joyce.

## Etymology
Medieval (Middle English) given name from Old French Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (“lord”), from Proto-Celtic *yowdos.

## Easily confused with
- **joys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joyce-vs-joys)
- **juice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joyce-vs-juice)
- **Joe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joe-vs-joyce)
- **joy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joy-vs-joyce)
- **joke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joke-vs-joyce)
- **Jose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-joyce)
- **jock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jock-vs-joyce)
- **Jace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jace-vs-joyce)
- **Jove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jove-vs-joyce)
- **Jorge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jorge-vs-joyce)
- **Jolie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jolie-vs-joyce)
- **Jayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jayne-vs-joyce)

## Common misspellings (7)
`jjoyce`, `jocye`, `joycce`, `joyec`, `joyyce`, `jyoce`, `ojyce`

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