Boyce

//bɔɪs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English habitational surname from Old French for someone living near the woods.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  4. 4
    A neighbourhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
  5. 5
    A town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Old French bois (“wood”).

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Boyce-Codd normal form

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