Names That Mean Joy

Names meaning joy, happiness, delight or blessing. The one theme where the modern English word and the ancient root usually agree, which is rarer than it sounds.

Every name here has a researched page whose stated meaning carries this sense.

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8 names, most popular first in United States

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Asher Asher is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "happy" or "blessed."
Hebrew #28 in US
Bennett Bennett is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "blessed," the medieval English form of Benedict, from benedictus.
Latin #40 in US
Felix Felix is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "lucky" or "fortunate."
Latin #175 in US
Tate Tate is a boy's name of Old Norse origin meaning "cheerful."
Norse #194 in US
Edwin Edwin is a boy's name from Old English meaning rich friend, borne by a Northumbrian king whose fortress may have given Edinburgh its name.
English #399 in US
Noam Noam is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning "pleasantness" or "delight."
Hebrew #1,274 in US
Aymen Aymen is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "right-handed" or "blessed," and in Arabic those two senses are one idea rather than two.
Arabic #4,023 in US
Benoît Benoît means blessed, and it is the French form of Benedict — the circumflex marks a lost s, so the older spelling was Benoist and the Latin behind it was benedictus, well-spoken-of.
French #6,783 in US

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