Joyce
James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
William (“Lord Haw-Haw”) 1906–46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany.
a female or male given name: from a French word meaning “joy.”.
Contemporary Examples
Alexander McQueen’s Haunting World Robin Givhan April 10, 2011
James Joyce’s Grandson Stephen and Literature’s Most Tyrannical Estate Gordon Bowker June 13, 2012
James Wood Gets Personal Jimmy So December 20, 2012
‘Mad Men’ Premiere: Before Season 5, Let’s Remember Season 4 Jace Lacob March 21, 2012
The Letter That Paved the Way for ‘Ulysses’ Ted Gioia December 14, 2013
Historical Examples
Victor Ollnee’s Discipline Hamlin Garland
Our Casualty And Other Stories James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham
East Lynne Mrs. Henry Wood
Our Casualty And Other Stories James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham
Strangers at Lisconnel Barlow Jane
noun
James (Augustine Aloysius). 1882–1941, Irish novelist and short-story writer. He profoundly influenced the development of the modern novel by his use of complex narrative techniques, esp stream of consciousness and parody, and of compound and coined words. His works include the novels Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939) and the short stories Dubliners (1914)
William, known as Lord Haw-Haw. 1906–46, British broadcaster of Nazi propaganda to Britain, who was executed for treason
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