Joyce

American  

[jois] / dʒɔɪs /

noun

1. James (Augustine Aloysius), 1882–1941, Irish novelist.

2. William Lord Haw-Haw, 1906–46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany.

3. a female or male given name: from a French word meaning “joy.”

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Joyce British  

/ dʒɔɪs /

noun

1. James ( Augustine Aloysius ). 1882–1941, Irish novelist and short-story writer. He profoundly influenced the development of the modern novel by his use of complex narrative techniques, esp stream of consciousness and parody, and of compound and coined words. His works include the novels Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939) and the short stories Dubliners (1914)

2. William, known as Lord Haw-Haw. 1906–46, British broadcaster of Nazi propaganda to Britain, who was executed for treason

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Example Sentences

Joyce Keenan, 71, from Westhill, said she thought escalators would have been installed "years ago".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Seaport Research Partners analyst David Joyce raised Netflix’s price target to $119, maintaining a Buy rating.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

David Joyce, a Seaport Research Partners media analyst, said part of the reason Tubi has been able to capture audiences—especially young people—is because the platform is easy to use and doesn’t inundate viewers with ads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Joyce Cissé, known by her artist moniker flowerovlove, is a breezy, deeply thoughtful and remarkably confident singer-songwriter from South London.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He smiled at Joyce, who was beaming at him from the bow.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown