{"id":11600,"date":"2024-10-12T18:29:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T18:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11600"},"modified":"2026-09-19T20:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:41:12","slug":"joyce-name-bible-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/joyce-name-bible-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyce\uff08\u4e54\u4f0a\u65af\uff09\u4e0d\u5728\u5723\u7ecf\u4e2d\u2014\u2014\u5b83\u6700\u521d\u7684\u610f\u601d\u4e5f\u4e0d\u662f\u559c\u4e50"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Joyce is not in the Bible, and it does not originally mean joy. It comes from the name of a Breton saint, and the joy arrived later by accident of sound. Where the name comes from Behind Joyce stands Judoc \u2014 Iodoc in Latin, Josse in French \u2014 a seventh-century Breton nobleman who gave up a claim to rule and became a hermit. The name is Breton, built on an element meaning lord. Norman settlers brought it to England, where\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joyce is not in the Bible and did not originally mean joy \u2014 and joy in Scripture is not cheerfulness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-11600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18883,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/hilary-name-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":11600,"position":0},"title":"Hilary Is Not in the Bible \u2014 but the Word Is, in 2 Corinthians 9:7","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"16 12 \u6708, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Hilary is not in the Bible, but the Greek word behind it is the cheerful of \"God loves a cheerful giver.\"","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian Education\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The raising of Lazarus, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00373.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00373.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00373.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00373.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18861,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/is-gwen-in-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":11600,"position":1},"title":"Is Gwen in the Bible? 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