Names that mean Joy.
For the child who arrived like laughter. — 314 names across 15 peoples.
Abayomi“Born to bring me joy”YorubaanyAbeba“Blossom—a cheerful name suggesting a child who brings beauty and new happiness into the family.”AmharicfemaleAbigaile“A beloved daughter who brings her father joy”LingalafemaleAdebayo“The crown meets joy”YorubamaleAdedayo“The crown has created joy”YorubaanyAdetayo“The crown is worthy of joy”YorubaanyAdo“A son who beautifies and brings joy to the family”HausamaleAdunayo“Sweetness and joy”YorubafemaleAfrah“Joyful happiness and glad celebrations”FulanifemaleAfrah“Arabic: joys, happiness, or celebrations.”SomalifemaleAhofadi“Freedom, self-determination, and the joy of living without constraint”AkananyAhomka“Joy, pleasure, sweetness, or delight.”AkanfemaleAkintayo“A brave person worthy of joy”YorubamaleAkinwumi“A child whose courage and strength bring pride and joy”YorubamaleAnele“The family feels complete; there is enough joy and blessing.”XhosaanyAnigye“Joy and happiness”AkananyAnuli“Joy and happiness”IgbofemaleAnulika“Joy is greater; a child who brings abundant happiness”IgbofemaleAnuliorah“Joy is greater; a child who makes the family’s happiness overflow”IgbofemaleAnuri“Joy and gladness”IgbofemaleAnwuli“Joy; a joyful blessing”IgbofemaleAnwulika“Joy is greater; an ever-increasing joy”IgbofemaleAppiah“A common Akan male personal and family name; the specific “brings joy to the family” gloss is not reliably established.”AkanmaleAsanyusa“A child who makes the family happy and fills the home with joy.”LugandaanyAwele“Joy, happiness, or delight.”IgbofemaleAyo“Joy”YorubaanyAyoade“Joy crowned with honor; a celebratory name for a treasured child.”YorubamaleAyobami“Joy accompanies me; this child brings lasting happiness.”YorubaanyAyobunmi“Joy has given me this; joy has bestowed on me.”YorubaanyAyodeji“Joy has doubled”YorubaanyAyodele“Joy has come home”YorubaanyAyoka“Joy surrounds us/is all around.”YorubafemaleAyomide“My joy has arrived”YorubaanyAyomikun“My joy is complete and overflowing because of this child.”YorubaanyAyomipo“My joy has become abundant”YorubafemaleAyoola“Joy and prosperity”YorubaanyAyorinde“Joy has come home; a lovely name for a child who completes the family.”YorubamaleAyotobiloba“A child whose joy is abundant, noble, and deeply treasured”YorubaanyAyotola“Joy is sufficient wealth and honor”YorubafemaleAyotomiwa“My joy is sufficient/complete for me.”YorubafemaleAyotunde“Joy has returned”YorubaanyAyotundun“Joy is sweet again; joy has become sweet anew.”YorubafemaleAyowunmi“Joy delights me; a warm expression of the happiness this child brings.”YorubafemaleBabatunde“The father has returned, bringing joy to the family”YorubamaleBadriya“Arabic-derived; bright, beautiful, and full of joy”SwahilifemaleBaraka“A blessing, expressing gratitude for the happiness and good fortune a child brings.”WolofanyBashiir“A child who brings wonderful news and happiness”SomalimaleBashira“A bringer of good news and happiness”FulanifemaleBashira“A girl who brings joy, hope, and good news”HausafemaleBashiri“A bringer of joyful news and happiness.”SwahilimaleBasim“Smiling and cheerful—a child who brings happiness”WolofmaleBasma“Arabic-derived — a smile or expression of happiness”SomalifemaleBasma“A radiant smile and a source of happiness”WoloffemaleBayo“Meet joy; joy has arrived”YorubaanyBolingo“Love—the deep affection and happiness a child brings into the home”LingalaanyBouchra“The glad news and happiness brought by a long-awaited child.”WoloffemaleBukelwa“Welcomed and received with joy”XhosafemaleBusayo“Add to joy and happiness”YorubaanyBuyile“The one who has returned, bringing joy back home”XhosaanyChinazaekpere“God answers prayer; a long-awaited child welcomed with happiness”IgbofemaleChiseko“Laughter, amusement, or a joke; in some contexts, mockery.”ShonaanyChumani“May he live with cheerfulness and joy.”XhosamaleDadi“A delightful child who brings pleasure and happiness”HausaanyDakarai“Rejoice; a child who brings happiness and celebration”ShonamaleDalisile“She has brought happiness and delight”XhosafemaleDariya“A warm indigenous Hausa name associated with laughter, happiness, and joy”HausafemaleDayo“Joy has arrived”YorubaanyDelnesh“A cherished traditional name associated with happiness and well-being”AmharicfemaleDesalech“You have brought joy, a tender celebration of a much-loved daughter.”AmharicfemaleDesalegn“I am happy; a child who brings joy”AmharicmaleDeset“Happiness and delight—a warm name for a much-loved daughter.”AmharicfemaleDesta“Joy; happiness”AmharicanyEden“Eden; a place of delight and paradise”AmharicanyEjiwunmi“Twins bring me great joy”YorubaanyEkundayo“Sorrow has turned into joy”YorubaanyEniayomi“The one who brings me joy”YorubaanyEsengo“Joy and thanksgiving”LingalaanyEssanyu“Joy and happiness, a lovely expression of gladness.”LugandaanyEyitayo“This child is worthy of celebration and joy”YorubaanyFadzai“Be happy and bring happiness to others”ShonafemaleFadzisai““Make happy” or “bring happiness.””ShonaanyFadziso“A source of happiness and joy”ShonaanyFarah“Joy and happiness”FulanianyFarah“Joy and happiness”HausafemaleFarah“Arabic faraḥ: “joy,” “delight,” or “happiness.””SomalimaleFarah“Joy, gladness, and happiness”SwahilifemaleFarah“Joy and happiness—the delight this child brings into the home.”WoloffemaleFarhan“A joyful child who fills the family with happiness.”WolofmaleFariha“Joyful and full of happiness”FulanifemaleFariha“A joyful woman who brings happiness to others”SwahilifemaleFartuun“A fortunate, joyful life filled with happiness”SomalifemaleFarxad“Happiness and gladness”SomalianyFarxiya“A joyful girl who brings happiness”SomalifemaleFarxiyo“Joy and delight”SomalifemaleFelicite“Happiness and good fortune”LingalafemaleFelicity“Happiness and joy”IgbofemaleFeyisayo“Ifa has become joy”YorubaanyFeyitayo“Ifa has become worthy of joy”YorubaanyFikayo“Add to joy; increase joy.”YorubaanyFisseha“Joy and gladness”AmharicmaleFiyinayo“Give praise to joy; praise joy.”YorubaanyFiyinlayo“Praise has become joy; praise is turned to joy.”YorubaanyFolasayo“Ifa has brought joy”YorubaanyFoluwasayo“God has brought joy”YorubaanyFunlayo“Give me joy”YorubaanyFunmilayo“Give me joy”YorubafemaleFuraha“Joy and happiness in the family”SwahilianyGabisile“She has brought happiness and joy”ZulufemaleGcobisa“One who brings happiness and joy”XhosafemaleGikeno“Joy and happiness—a lovely name for a child who brings delight to the family.”KikuyuanyGugulethu“Our pride and joy”XhosafemaleGuled“Somali/Cushitic: one who brings joy and good fortune”SomalimaleHagos“Joy or happiness”AmharicmaleHamdiya“A daughter who inspires praise and thankful happiness”SomalifemaleHamisai“Bring happiness; make joyful”ShonamaleHana“Arabic: happiness, bliss, or enjoyment.”SomalifemaleHaniya“Arabic-derived: joyful and full of happiness”SomalifemaleHappiness“A joyful child who brings happiness”ShonafemaleHappiness“Joy, delight, and a life filled with gladness”YorubaanyHappymore“More happiness.”ShonamaleHayatu“A son who brings vitality and joy to the family”HausamaleHurioma“Joy is good — a warm celebration of happiness and goodness.”IgbofemaleIbidun“Birth is sweet and brings happiness”YorubaanyIbikunle“A birth that fills the home with joy”YorubaanyIbitayo“A birth that brings joy”YorubaanyIbtihaj“Arabic-derived: happiness and delight”HausafemaleIbtihaj“Joyful delight and happiness”SwahilifemaleIbtisam“Smile, celebrating the happiness and warmth a child brings”AmharicfemaleIbtisam“Arabic-derived; a smile and the happiness it brings”SwahilifemaleIfedayo“Love has blossomed into joy”YorubaanyIfelayo“Love has joy; love is joyful.”YorubafemaleIfemayo“Love brings joy”YorubaanyIfetayo“Love is joy”YorubaanyIfraax“Joy, gladness, and a life full of celebration”SomalifemaleIfrah“A child who fills the family with joy”SomalifemaleImoleayo“The light of joy”YorubaanyImpumelelo“Success and the joy of achieving one’s goals”ZulumaleIntisar“Victory and triumph, celebrating a child who brings strength and joy”AmharicfemaleIreayo“Goodness and joy”YorubaanyIsaka“He will laugh; a child who brings joy”LugandamaleIsaka“A form of Isaac, meaning “he laughs” or “laughter.””LingalamaleIshaq“Arabic-derived: Isaac, a name connected with joy and a long-awaited blessing”HausamaleIshaq“A joyful name traditionally connected with laughter”WolofmaleIyadunni“A mother who is a delight and blessing”YorubafemaleJabulile“She has brought joy and happiness”ZulufemaleJannat“A child who brings the peace and joy of paradise”AmharicfemaleJannat“Arabic-derived: paradise and heavenly joy”HausafemaleJannat“Arabic-derived: paradise, a name filled with hope for eternal happiness”SomalifemaleJesulayomi“Jesus is my joy”YorubaanyJoie“Joy and happiness”LingalafemaleJola“Wealth brings joy and honor”YorubafemaleJovia“A modern female given name used in Uganda, probably related to Latin Jovian/Jove rather than a Luganda word meaning “joy.””LugandafemaleJoy“Joy and gladness”LugandafemaleJoy“Joy and gladness”KikuyufemaleJoyce“An English given name ultimately associated with the Breton name Iodoc/Josse, often interpreted as “lord”; its modern association with joy comes partly from its spelling.”LugandafemaleJoyce“English female name, commonly associated in modern use with “joy”; its deeper historical etymology is not simply the English noun in every usage.”KikuyufemaleJuma“A child associated with the blessings and joy of gathering together”AmharicmaleKasana“Sunshine — a bright and cheerful name associated with warmth and happiness”LugandamaleKayo“Joy has come”YorubaanyKayode“Joy has arrived”YorubamaleKayosola“Joy has added to wealth”YorubafemaleKhayriya“A good and blessed child who brings joy”SomalifemaleKito“A precious treasure and source of joy”SwahilianyLadun“Sweetness, joy, and honor”YorubafemaleLayo“Wealth brings joy”YorubaanyLayode“Joy has arrived”YorubaanyLayomi“My joy”YorubaanyLeticia“Latin-derived: joy and gladness”SwahilifemaleLonwabo“A child whose arrival fills the family with happiness.”XhosaanyLuvuyo“Joy and happiness”XhosamaleLuyolo“Joy and happiness”XhosaanyMafaro“Joy, happiness, or gladness.”ShonaanyMapamboli“Blessings—a child welcomed as a source of happiness and good fortune”LingalaanyMasanyu“Joys and blessings: a warm name celebrating the happiness surrounding a child’s arrival.”LugandaanyMaseka“Laughter and smiles—a child who fills the family with joy”LingalaanyMasrur“Joyful and filled with happiness”FulanimaleMaua“Flowers—beauty, color, and blossoming joy”SwahilifemaleMayowa“Bring joy; a lovely wish for happiness to enter the family.”YorubaanyMbayang“A woman whose presence brings joy and honor”WoloffemaleMeron“Joy—a bright name celebrating the happiness of a new child.”AmharicanyMihlali“Joys; one who brings happiness”XhosafemaleMireille“A French feminine name, used in Francophone Congo; usually connected with Provençal Mireio and interpreted as “to admire” or “admirable,” not “one who brings joy.””LingalafemaleMojirayo“I wake to find joy.”YorubafemaleMojolayo“I wake into honor and joy.”YorubafemaleMorayo“I see joy; a bright name celebrating happiness.”YorubaanyMotunrayo“I have found joy again.”YorubafemaleMthokozisi“One who brings happiness or joy.”XhosamaleMthokozisi“One who brings joy and thanksgiving”ZuluanyMubaarak“Blessed and welcomed with joy”SomalimaleMubarak“Blessed—a child whose arrival brings blessing and happiness”FulanimaleMubarak“A blessed child whose arrival brings happiness to the family.”WolofmaleMubaraka“A blessed girl and a source of joy”HausafemaleMufakose““All happiness” or “complete happiness,” associated with mufaro wose.”ShonaanyMufaro“Happiness and joy”ShonaanyMukeno“Happiness and gladness, celebrating the joy this child brings.”KikuyuanyMukenyo“A smile—the happiness and warmth brought by a beloved child.”KikuyufemaleMurna“Joy and celebration”HausaanyMusanyusa“One who brings happiness to the family and makes other people rejoice.”LugandaanyMvuyisi“One who brings happiness and joy”ZulumaleNaciima“Arabic-derived: blessed ease, happiness, and spiritual comfort”SomalifemaleNaim“Blessed with peace and happiness”SwahilimaleNajax“A successful child who brings pride and happiness”SomalifemaleNakasana“Sunshine — a warm, radiant name for a child who brings joy”LugandafemaleNandipha“A child who gives the family great happiness”XhosafemaleNanyonjo“The happy one; a daughter who brings joy to her family.”LugandafemaleNashwa“Exhilaration, delight, or ecstatic joy.”HausafemaleNcamisile“She has made things sweet or pleasant; a name of warmth and delight”ZulufemaleNifemidayo“My love has brought joy”YorubaanyNifemilayo“My love is joy”YorubaanyNjabulo“Joy and happiness”ZulumaleNokuthokoza“With joy and happiness”ZulufemaleNoluvuyo“A daughter who fills the family with joy”XhosafemaleNomavuyo“Mother of joy; one who brings happiness”XhosafemaleNomvuyo“Mother of joy; a daughter who brings happiness to her family”XhosafemaleNontokozo“With joy and happiness”ZulufemaleNoyolo“Joyful; one who brings happiness”XhosafemaleNwabisa“She brings happiness and brightens people's lives”XhosafemaleNwadiuto“Sweet and precious child; a loving name celebrating the joy a child brings home”IgbofemaleNyamekye“Gift from God—a beloved child received with joy”AkananyNyamutswa“A hopeful name for new life and the return of joy to the family.”ShonaanyOjotayo“Rain is worthy of joy—a welcome blessing.”YorubamaleOjowale“Rain has come home, bringing renewal and joy.”YorubamaleOladayo“Wealth has become a source of joy”YorubamaleOlatayo“Wealth or honor is joy.”YorubamaleOludayo“God has created joy; this child is a blessing to celebrate.”YorubamaleOlumilayo“The Lord/God gives me joy; my God is joy.”YorubafemaleOluwabusayo“God has added to my joy”YorubaanyOluwadayo“God has brought joy through this child.”YorubamaleOluwafisayo“The Lord has added joy”YorubaanyOluwafunmilayo“God has given me joy”YorubaanyOluwajomiloju“God has brought joy to my face”YorubafemaleOluwakayode“God has brought joy”YorubaanyOluwamayowa“God has brought joy”YorubaanyOmiwunmi“Water brings me happiness and refreshment.”YorubafemaleOmobolanle“This child brings prosperity and happiness into the home.”YorubafemaleOmolayo“A child who is joy itself and brings happiness to the family.”YorubafemaleOmotayo“The child has become a source of joy and celebration.”YorubaanyOmotunde“The child has returned joy to the family and gives everyone a reason to celebrate.”YorubafemaleOmowunmi“This child delights me and fills my heart with happiness.”YorubafemaleOnwabile“Happy, contented and full of joy”XhosaanyPaskal“Connected with Easter and the joy of renewal”AmharicanyPaskali“Christian name associated with Easter and the joy of renewal”SwahilimaleRaghad“A life of comfort, happiness, and abundance (Arabic-derived)”SomalifemaleRaha“Joy, comfort, and a peaceful presence”SwahilifemaleRama“A Senegalese short form, often of Ramatoulaye/Rahmatullah-related names; it does not have a securely established independent meaning of “happiness” or “delight.””WoloffemaleRufaro“Joy and gladness”ShonaanySaad“Arabic-derived name expressing happiness, good fortune, and a prosperous life.”HausamaleSaad“A fortunate child destined for happiness”SwahilimaleSaad“Good fortune, happiness, and a life filled with blessing”WolofmaleSaada“Happiness, good fortune, and contentment”FulanifemaleSaada“Happiness and good fortune”HausafemaleSaada“Happiness and good fortune”SwahilifemaleSaadatu“A bringer of happiness and prosperity”FulanifemaleSaadatu“Arabic-derived; happiness and good fortune”HausafemaleSaadia“Fortunate and blessed, with hopes of happiness and prosperity”FulanifemaleSacd“A fortunate and joyful child who brings happiness”SomalimaleSadiya“A fortunate and joy-bringing girl”HausafemaleSaid“A fortunate child whose life brings happiness”FulanimaleSaida“A happy and fortunate girl whose presence brings delight.”WoloffemaleSamiir“A pleasant companion whose conversation brings warmth and happiness”SomalimaleSanyu“Joy and happiness—the delight a much-loved child brings. In Buganda, Sanyu is a personal given name and does not replace the child’s inherited clan affiliation.”LugandaanySaudatu“Arabic-derived; blessed with happiness and good fortune”HausafemaleSayo“Joy; often used as a short form of names such as Olasayo”YorubaanySekai“May you laugh often and bring laughter to others”ShonaanySeydou“Fortunate and blessed, with a life of happiness and good prospects”FulanimaleShukriya“A daughter received with grateful joy”SomalifemaleSinovuyo“We have joy because of this child”XhosaanySiyamukela“A warmly welcomed child received with joy”ZuluanySoda“A Senegalese female name, often treated as a local form related to Arabic Saada/Sa‘ada, “happiness” or “good fortune.””WoloffemaleSotayo“May wealth bring joy; a warm wish for a prosperous and happy life”YorubaanySouad“Happiness, joy, and good fortune”WoloffemaleSsanyu“Joy and happiness”LugandaanySuad“Happiness, good fortune, and joy”AmharicfemaleSucaad“An Arabic-derived name meaning happiness and good fortune”SomalifemaleTafara“We have rejoiced; this child has brought us joy”ShonamaleTambudzai“Bring us happiness and rejoicing”ShonafemaleTayo“Joy has come”YorubaanyTegegne“A precious child who has been found and welcomed with joy.”AmharicmaleTekeste“A long-awaited child whose arrival brings joy.”AmharicmaleTemidayo“My own has become joy”YorubaanyTemitayo“What is mine is worthy of joy.”YorubaanyThabisa“One who brings happiness and joy”ZulufemaleThabisile“She has made us happy; has brought happiness.”ZulufemaleThabiso“Joy and happiness”ZulumaleThokozani“Rejoice; may this child bring happiness”ZulumaleThokozile“She has brought happiness and celebration”ZulufemaleTichafara“We will rejoice; a joyful name expressing hope for happiness ahead”ShonamaleTitilayo“Everlasting joy”YorubafemaleTuba“Blessedness, goodness, and happiness”HausafemaleTunrayo“Renewed joy”YorubafemaleUbax“A beautiful flower who brings brightness and joy”SomalifemaleUgonna“A proud name expressing the joy and honor a child brings to a father.”IgboanyUkamaka“A warm name expressing delight in faith, worship, and spiritual community.”IgbofemaleUvuyo“The joy this child brings”XhosamaleValentina“A strong, healthy child who brings love and happiness”SwahilifemaleVaraidzo“Joy, delight, or happiness.”ShonafemaleVitus“A child blessed with life, vitality, and joy”SwahilimaleVuyisa“One who brings happiness to others”XhosamaleVuyisani“Make happy; bring joy.”XhosamaleVuyisile“This child has brought us joy”XhosaanyVuyiswa“She has been made happy; a name celebrating joy and gladness”ZulufemaleVuyo“Joy; a child who brings happiness”XhosaanyVuyo“Joy; happiness.”ZuluanyVuyokazi“A greatly joyful child; precious happiness”XhosafemaleVuyolwethu“Our joy; the happiness belonging to all of us”XhosaanyWale“Come home; a warm wish for a child who brings joy back into the family”YorubamaleWaleed“Arabic-derived: a newborn child, welcomed with joy”SomalimaleWole“Come into the home and bring happiness with you”YorubamaleYalwa“An indigenous Hausa name expressing abundance, prosperity, and the joy of having plenty”HausafemaleYolisa“She brings happiness to those around her”XhosafemaleYoliswa“A child who brings happiness and delight”XhosafemaleYonwaba“Be happy; a blessing of happiness for the family”XhosaanyZandiswa“A daughter whose arrival has enlarged the family’s happiness and blessings.”XhosafemaleZorora“A child who brings peace, calm, and restful happiness”Shonaany