Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Joice
/JOYS/
Meaning
“Lord”
Variant spelling of Joyce, derived from the medieval English name Josse, ultimately from the Breton saint Iodoc; carries old English and Celtic roots.
Nicknames
joyce · jo
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Feels firmly mid-century; the spelling variant adds an unusual edge.
The cultural moment.
Used in Brazil as well as English-speaking countries through the mid-20th century, now rare.