I know it's an Irish last name, but there are also women with the first name Joyce!. Was it first a last name, or a first name!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Position:Home>Genealogy> Was Joyce a first name or a last name first?Question: Was Joyce a first name or a last name first!? I know it's an Irish last name, but there are also women with the first name Joyce!. Was it first a last name, or a first name!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It's from the first name of 7th century Breton saint!. It came to Ireland in the 13th century when a welshman settled in Connacht!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Joyce is, as you say, a surname, e!.g!.James Joyce the great writer!. It is also a Germanic word that has become a given or first name!. It stands for Geat!. and is the female form of Jocelyn!. ( A Geat is or was an inhabitant of southern Sweden!. )Www@QuestionHome@Com Personally, I think that it started out as a middle name, and spread in both directions!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com |