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Boyce.

An English habitational surname from Old French for someone living near the woods.

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Meaning & usage

name/bɔɪs/
  1. An English habitational surname from Old French for someone living near the woods.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.

  4. A neighbourhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.

  5. A town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States.

Where this word comes from

From Old French bois (“wood”).

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