Irish

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Etymology

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From Old French Josse, name of a seventh-century saint Latinized as Latin Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (lord), from Proto-Celtic *youdos.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Seoighe m or f (genitive Sheoighe)

  1. a surname from Anglo-Norman, equivalent to English Joyce

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Seoighe Sheoighe
after an, tSeoighe
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, Hodges, Flavia (1990) “Joyce”, in A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 183