Cloyce as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cloyce

What is the meaning of the name Cloyce ?

The baby name Cloyce is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /klɔɪs/ (KLOYS).

Cloyce is English in Origin.

Cloyce is a rare American given name with surname roots. It stems from the English family name Cloyce/Cloyse, which points to the French toponym Cloyes (Cloyes-sur-le-Loir). The place-name likely traces to Medieval Latin clausa, “enclosure, dam, closed place,” the same root that yields English close and cloister. By extension, Cloyce carries connotations of shelter, enclosure, and a protected haven.

Adopted as a first name in the United States by the late 19th to early 20th century, Cloyce saw modest use, most visibly through Detroit Lions end and Texas businessman Cloyce Box (1923–1993). Usage has remained uncommon and largely masculine, though it appears occasionally as unisex. Variant spellings and related forms include Clois, Cloyse, and Cloyes; the Welsh surname-name Cloyd/Clwyd is sometimes treated as a cousin but has a separate origin. Pronounced like Joyce with a C.

⚙ Cloyce is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Cloyce appears only 2 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.