Name: Joy
Gender: Female
Usage: Joy, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Joy are in general originating from Denmark, France, Ireland, Kenya, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Joy is: Joy, Rejoicing.
Please feel free to read what others say about this name and to share your comments if you have more information.
N.B. Sometimes it happens that another name has the same meaning. There is nothing surprising in this: both names have the same origin or the same numbers of numerology.
To test the compatibility of the name Joy with another, enter a name here and click Name Compatibility
You will get a result that shows how much the two names match up.
Numerology of the first name Joy: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
Learn more with our free Numerology Tool
The name Joy is ranked on the 353rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1870400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.026% of the population. The name Joy has three characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Joy for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
We do not have a name day for Joy.
For other names check our Name Day Calendar
History and Origin
Joy is a common female given name meaning Joy, Happiness, Joyful. A common variant of the name is the Latin female given name Joyce (name).
English: from the vocabulary word (from Old French joie, Late Latin gaudia). Being ‘joyful in the Lord’ was a duty that the Puritans took seriously, so the name became popular in the 17th century under their influence. In modern times, it is generally used as an omen name, with the intention of wishing the child a happy life (cf. Happy and Merry).
The section "History and Origin" of this page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Joy (given name)"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
We always try to deliver a high-quality service to our customers. If you consider the information on this page is incomplete or incorrect, please post a comment below. Thank you!
Comments