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Jocie vs. Josie

What do you think of Jocie/Josie to honor a Joyce? I think Josie is so sweet, but in order to underscore the connection to Joyce, is Jocie the better spelling? I end up pronouncing them differently, though: Josie as JOS-ee and Jocie as JO-see-- seems subtle but? Any other ideas to honor Joyce that are not Jocelyn are very much appreciated!

The Top Baby Name is...

Jocie

11%

Josie

89%

Poll created: Feb 04, 2020
Total Votes: 18
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Jocie I think makes more sense to honor a Joyce but either would be cute
posted by Cate :: 5 years ago | report
They both honour Joyce. I would stick with Josie otherwise she will have to spend her entire life correcting people on both her spelling and pronounciation. She will introduce herself as "Josie with a C". It will be extremely frustrating. By starting with Jo it is a wonderful hononur to Joyce. GL!
posted by Guests :: 5 years ago | report
Josie gmv. I think it works to honor Joyce. Jocie would probably get misspelt all the time. I get the whole pronunciation thing, but you could pronounce Josie the way you want and others should follow.

Johanna
Joanna
Josefina
Joya
Joy
Jolie
Marjorie
Joan
Joelle
Jolene
Jodie

Joyce means "joyous, merry" so perhaps a name meaning that. Alisa means great happiness while Allegra means joyous. Does Joyce have a middle name? Perhaps using the middle name or her initials to honor Joyce.
posted by Lia :: 5 years ago | report
I would use Joy.
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
I pronounce them differently, too. Josie is JO-zee and Jocie is JO-see. So if you prefer one pronunciation over the other, that's something to be aware of. As others have mentioned, Joy is a great option, especially as a middle name.

Going off the similar meaning vein, Felicia and Felicity immediately came to mind.
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
Sorry but Jocie just doesn't look right and the C changes how it pronounced slightly.
posted by Mags :: 5 years ago | report
Jaycee? similar to Joyce/Josie but more modern, and the pronunciation is obvious
posted by Ladybird :: 5 years ago | report
Can you use Joyce straight-up as a middle name? Josie I've always heard with more of a Z sound- Joe-zee, and I'm not really feeling the connection to Joyce too much. Jocie I guess might be more likely to be said joe-see but a made-up spelling is likely to cause trouble.
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
Josie gmv, but just fyi - Jocosa is the medieval variant of Joyce. GL! :-)
posted by JSV :: 5 years ago | report

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