Girl Names That Mean Joy · Baby Names for Girls

Some names are pure sunshine. Names that mean joy, happiness and delight are a wish for a life full of gladness — and cultures everywhere have their own. Here is a bright bouquet of them.

Girl names that mean joy, from around the world

GezimeAlbanian · Joy, gladness LakeishaAmerican · Joyful / alive BushraArabic · Good news, glad tidings FareehaArabic · Happy / joyful FarhanaArabic · Joyful FarrahArabic · Joy HaniaArabic · Happy / blessed HaniyaArabic · Happy / blissful IfrahArabic · Happiness IshratArabic · Joy / pleasure LareenArabic · A cheerful name LazzatArabic · Delight / pleasure MarahArabic · Joy, gladness SaidaArabic · Happy SouadArabic · Happiness SuadArabic · Happiness, good fortune OsannaArmenian · A joyful praise ZvartArmenian · Cheerful, joyful HankaBosnian · Grace; a happy heart RadaBulgarian · Joy, gladness VeselaBulgarian · Cheerful, joyful VeselinaBulgarian · Cheerful, joyful NandarBurmese · Delight, joy BairmaBuryat · Joy, happiness SokhaCambodian · Peace, happiness ChimwemweChichewa · Joy, happiness TakondwaChichewa · We are happy ThokozaniChichewa · Be joyful; give thanks XinChinese · Heart, joy YueChinese · Moon, joy LowenaCornish · Happiness, joy BlazenaCzech · Happy, blessed RadomiraCzech · Joyful peace LykkeDanish · Happiness / luck BlytheEnglish · Free-spirited and joyful CarolEnglish · Joyful song JovieEnglish · Jovial / joyful JoyEnglish · Joy, delight JoyceEnglish · Joyful LacieEnglish · Cheerful LacyEnglish · Cheerful PhyliciaEnglish · Happy / lucky RowenaEnglish · Fame and joy SunnyEnglish · Bright, cheerful, sun TishaEnglish · Joy WhoopiEnglish · Joyful exclamation OnniFinnish · Happiness, good fortune JocelyneFrench · Joyful, of the Goths JolieFrench · Pretty, cheerful JolietteFrench · Pretty and merry FrohmutGerman · Of a joyful spirit FrowildeGerman · A joyful, willing spirit CharaGreek · Joy CharmosiniGreek · Joyful, full of gladness

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