Joyce

Once a boy name, this name took off for girls during the mid-twentieth century, when it spent 1930 to 1947 in the Top 20. Now, it's one of the girls' names starting with J least likely to make a comeback any time soon.

Joyce has a long history as a surname, perhaps most prominently connected to James Joyce, author of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake.

Gender

Girl

Meaning

merry, joyous

Origin

Latin

Numerology

J is for jewel, the sparkle in your eye.

O is for openness, it’s refreshing!

Y is for yearn, your innermost desires.

C is for compassion, your finest side.

E is for elegant, born within you.

Lucky

Joyce lucky number is 4.

In numerology, 4 has an earthy-energy and is centered around fortifying its roots. 4 adamantly believes in the physical world and knows that investing in a solid infrastructure is necessary for building a lasting legacy. Practical, hardworking, and responsible, the vibration of the number 4 is focused on creating logical systems that can support scalable growth.

Famous People Named Joyce

• Joyce Anne DeWitt American actress
• Joyce DiDonato American operatic mezzo,soprano
• Joyce Chu (Zhu Ai) Malaysian pop singer
• Joyce Collins Bulifant American actress
• Joyce Diane Brothers American psychologist and TV personality

Joyce in Pop Culture

• Alaric Darconville title character of Alexander Theroux's "Darconville's Cat"
• Alaric Deschain character in Stephen King's series The Dark Tower
• Alaric Morgan character in the Deryni series by Katherine Kurtz
• Alaric Tudor one of the clerks in Anthony Trollope's "The Three Clerks"
• Alaric Vas character in "The Bird Artist" by Howard Norman