Joy

Girl

Origin: English · French

Meaning

“the English word joy, from Old French joie and Latin gaudium”

Source

Cultural Notes

From the Old French joie and Latin gaudium; it was used as a virtue name by the Puritans and has remained in quiet but steady use in the English-speaking world.

Popularity

Rarity: rare
Peak decade: 1920s
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Famous People Named Joy

  • Joy Behar (TV host), Joy Adamson (author of Born Free)

Variants & Spellings

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