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Joyce vs Merriment - What's the difference?

joyce | merriment |

As a proper noun Joyce

is {{surname|A=An|English and Irish patronymic|from=given names}.

As a noun merriment is

a state of enjoyable exuberance.

joyce

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice.

    • Related terms

    * Jocelyn

    Quotations

    * 1860 Mrs Henry Wood (Ellen Wood): East Lynne : *: "It's a curious name," remarked Captain Levison. "Joyce' - ' Joyce ! I never heard such a name. Is it a Christian name or a surname?" *: "She was baptised Joyce'. It is not so very uncommon. Her name is ' Joyce Hallijohn. She has been with us several years." * 1959 Anne Sexton: The Double Image : *: You call me mother , and I remember my mother again, *: somewhere in greater Boston, dying. *: I remember we named you Joyce *: so we could call you Joy.

    References

    External links

    * (Saint Josse)

    merriment

    English

    Noun

  • a state of enjoyable exuberance
  • *
  • playful fun
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