Joy - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Joy \

is pronounced joy. It is of Old French and Latin origin, and its meaning is "joy". Used in the Middle Ages, and made popular in the 17th century under the influence of the Puritans, to whom being "joyful in the Lord" was an important duty. In modern times, it generally signifies the parents' joy in their new-born child, or with the intention of wishing her a happy life. Joya and Joie (zhoh-EE, z'wah) are French.

Joy has 14 variant forms: Gioia, Gioya, Jioia, jioya, Joi, Joia, Joice, Joie, Joya, Joyann, Joyanna, Joyanne, Joye and Joyelle.

Baby names that sound like Joy are Jay, Jey, Jo and Joey.

Joy is a very common first name for women (#230 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#2509 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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