Names That Mean Joy
Names that mean joy do a small daily job: they make people smile when they say them. Felix and Beatrice from Latin, Asher and Abigail from Hebrew, Ayo and Ayodele from Yoruba, Khushi from Hindi — happiness across every border.
28 names
Boy names that mean joy · 7
Anand
Sanskrit
Bliss, joy
BoyVirtue
Asher
Hebrew / Biblical
Happy, blessed
BoyBiblicalNature
Bayo
Yoruba (Nigerian)
Joy has been found
BoyVirtue
Dakari
Shona (Zimbabwean)
Rejoice
BoyVirtue
Felix
Latin
Happy, fortunate
BoyHistorical
Ramin
Persian
The cheerful one
BoyLiterary
Winston
Old English
Joyful stone
BoyHistoricalLiterary
Girl names that mean joy · 12
Abigail
Hebrew / Biblical
My father's joy
GirlBiblicalHistorical
Allegra
Italian / Latin
Joyful
GirlVirtueLiterary
Beatrice
Latin / Italian
She who brings happiness
GirlVirtueLiterary
Beatrix
Latin / English
Voyager, bringer of joy
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Beatriz
Latin / Spanish
She who brings happiness
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Bonnie
Scots
Pretty, cheerful
GirlVirtue
Edna
Hebrew / English
Pleasure, delight
GirlLiterary
Farah
Arabic
Joy, happiness
GirlVirtue
Khushi
Hindi / Persian
Happiness, joy
GirlVirtue
Letty
English (from Letitia)
Joy, gladness
GirlVirtue
Makena
Kikuyu (Kenyan)
Happy one
GirlVirtue
Tisha
Sanskrit
Joy, happiness
GirlVirtue
Unisex names that mean joy · 9
Ayo
Yoruba (Nigerian)
Joy
UnisexVirtue
Ayodele
Yoruba
Joy has come home
UnisexVirtue
Ayomide
Yoruba (Nigerian)
My joy has arrived
UnisexVirtue
Dayo
Yoruba (Nigerian)
Joy has arrived
UnisexVirtue
Eden
Hebrew / Biblical
Delight
UnisexBiblicalNature
Joyce
Old French / English
Lord, rejoicing
UnisexLiteraryVirtue
Sekai
Shona (Zimbabwean)
Laughter (in Shona) or world (in Japanese)
UnisexVirtue
Tate
Old English
Cheerful
UnisexLiterary
Yuki
Japanese
Snow, happiness
UnisexNature
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