Meaning of the nameJoisse
- Female
- Celtic origin
- Jois-se
Joisse is a spelling of the name Joise, which means “variant of Joyce, from Breton Judoc, 'lord'”.
- People (2022)
- 533
- Rank in Brazil
- #12,786
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,523
- people
Joisse in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joisse, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (201 people).
520 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
The spelling Joisse
With SS, it is the spelling that Behind the Name records as a variant of Joyce; for that reason this page gives the sense of the Breton Judoc.
About the name Joise
Behind the Name records Joice as a Brazilian form of Joyce and Joisse as a variant of Joyce. Joyce comes from the medieval name Josse, derived from Iudocus, a Latinized form of the Breton Judoc, 'lord'. In Portuguese, Wiktionary records Joyce as a variant of Joice, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Joyce among the spelling variants of Joice. The origin of the spellings Joise and Joyse is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,443 people named Joise, with a median age of 26.
Other spellings of Joise
Sources
- Behind the Name: Joyce · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joyce · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Joice · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Joyce · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joisse
What does the name Joisse mean?
Joisse means “variant of Joyce, from Breton Judoc, 'lord'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Joisse in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 533 people with the first name Joisse, which ranks it number 12,786 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joisse a boy's or a girl's name?
Joisse is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 520 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Joisse?
Joisse is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
What are the other spellings of Joisse?
Joise and Joyse. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
More names of Celtic origin
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- Ivete♀Feminine form of Yves (Ivo), a name linked to an element meaning 'yew'42,057 people
- Morgana♀'born of the sea', the literal sense of the Old Welsh or Breton Morgen16,420 people
- Glenda♀From Welsh glân ('holy, fair') and da ('good'), according to…12,424 people
- Muriel♂♀White or bright sea6,867 people
- Malvina♀Probably 'smooth brow', from mala 'brow' and mìn 'smooth, fine'5,912 people
- Brígida♀The exalted one5,228 people
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