| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | lord |
| Language of origin: | Breton |
| Info about origin: | from the Old-French name Josce that was brought by the Normans to England as Josse |
| | Josce derives from Jodocus, and that name in turn is derived from a Breton name Iodoc meaning lord |
| | today predominantly female, but in the Middle Ages used as a male name |
| Words: | iodoc = the lord Celtic |
| Topics: | Words |
| Variants' top ranks: | 4:Joyce England+Wales 1924 |
| Somehow related to: | Jodok, Jost |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | |
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| Name variants: 5 female name variants, sorted by name and gender | | Name | Languages of Use |
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| Iodoc | Breton |
| Jodocus | Latinized |
| Josce | Old French |
| Josse | Old French |
| Joyce | English |
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