Names that mean joy
Baby names that mean joy, with their origins, meanings and pronunciations.
Hebrew
My father is joy.
English
Bringer of joy.
Hebrew
Father's joy or source of joy.
Latin
Joyful; like Jove.
English
Jaybird, joyful.
Unknown
joyful.
Basque/Arabic
Joyful, exalted.
English, variant of Jocelyn
Joyous or cheerful.
English
Joy; gladness; little one.
Old English
Joy stone or friend's town.
Hebrew
Father's joy.
Hebrew
Joyful, cheerful.
American
Joyful, cheerful.
Old French, Latin
Joy, cheerful.
Hebrew
Joy of the father.
Spanish
Joyful, happy.
Hebrew
Father's joy or my father is joyful.
English
Free man; song of joy.
Hebrew (via English)
Short form of Abigail, from Hebrew meaning my father is joy.
English (from Hebrew)
Variant of Gail, a short form of Abigail meaning my father is joy.
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Laetitia, meaning joy and happiness.
Hebrew
From the Hebrew Rinah meaning joyful song, also used as a short form of names like Irene or Serena.
English/Hebrew
A variant of Gail, a short form of Abigail meaning my father is joy, also associated with the English word for a strong wind.
Latin
Derived from laetitia, meaning happiness or joy.
Germanic
Variant of Gayle, derived from gail, meaning joyful.
Arabic
Derived from farah, meaning joy or happiness.
Latin
Happy and fortunate; blessed with joy.
English/Welsh
Cheerful and joyful; full of happiness.
Latin and French
Joy and beauty combined; from Joice and Celine.
Hebrew
Father's joy; variant of Abigail.
Hawaiian
Happiness; joyful and content.
Latin
Happy and joyful woman; combination name.
Hebrew
Father's joy.
English
Joy.
Hebrew
Father's joy.
Arabic
From Arabic meaning joy or happiness.
Hebrew
Joy or happiness.
Old English
Derived from Old English elements meaning 'joyful' and 'ford' (shallow river crossing).
Latin
Joyful or gracious.
Italian
Joyful and lively.
Latin
Joyful or gracious.
French
Cheerful or joyful; French variant of Jocelyn.
Hebrew/Modern
Modern variant of Abigail, meaning father's joy or father rejoiced.
Latin
Short form of Letitia, derived from Latin meaning gladness or joy.
Hawaiian
The joy or happiness in Hawaiian.
Latin
Variant of Joy, meaning gladness or delight.
Hebrew
Variant of Abigail, meaning father's joy or father rejoiced.
English
Pleasant and joyful, a variant spelling of Merry.
Germanic
Joyful or from the Josse family, variant of Jocelyn.
French
French name meaning 'joy' or 'delight'.
Hebrew
Variant of Abigail, from Hebrew "'Avigayil" meaning "father's joy."
English
Blend of Gail and Lynn, from Hebrew Abigail meaning father's joy.
Germanic
Joyful or playful.
Baltic
A Latvian and Lithuanian name meaning joy or fate.
Latin
Variant of Leticia, meaning gladness or joy.
Hebrew
Father's joy; a variant spelling of Abigail.
Hebrew
My father; variant of Abigail (father's joy).
Latin
Joyful; graceful, from Jocundus.
Latin/Spanish
Happy and fortunate; full of joy.
Arabic
Companionship and joy; friendly.