Dog Names Meaning Joy

Abagail

A variant spelling of Abigail, a Hebrew name (אֲבִיגַיִל)

Abayomi

A name of Nigerian origin meaning 'bringer of joy' or 'he who brings joy'.

Abbie

English diminutive of Abigail

Abby

A diminutive of Abigail

Abbygail

A rare nonstandard spelling of Abigail

Abigail

From the Hebrew name ʾAviḡayil, meaning "my father is joy"

Aby

A term often used as a shortened version of Abigale, meaning 'father's joy' in Hebrew.

Aina

Variant of Aino; also a Balearic form of Anna and a Japanese name from ai "love" and na "greens"

Akenna

Akima

Recorded as a given name in Russian and, rarely, Japanese

Alegra

Catalan feminine singular form of the adjective alegre

Bahija

Arabic word meaning "happy, joyous, delightful"

Batimo

Bayo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Western African usage

Bazzi

A surname of South Lebanese and Northern Italian origin

Beatrice

Italian form of Beatrix, from Latin beatrix, "she who makes happy"

Beatriz

Spanish and portuguese form of Beatrix, from Latin viātrīx, 'wayfarer'

Bekki

Diminutive of Rebecca

Berty

English given name recorded for both men and women, and a surname

Bettis

An English surname

Beva

Biba

Recorded as a feminine given name in Croatian

Bissi

Blissful

Blyth

Scottish surname, from Old English blithe, a happy or cheerful person

Bodin

Recorded as a given name in Serbian and Thai; also a former Norwegian municipality

Bojangles

Bonga

A name derived from African languages.

Bongo

A surname recorded in Gabon, South Africa and Italy

Caius

Latin archaic spelling of the praenomen Gaius

Cajus

Of Latin origin, meaning 'rejoice'

Carol

Short form of Caroline; also an English word meaning "song, hymn"

Chanti

Cheer

The word cheer originally meant face or countenance; later, a shout of encouragement

Cheery

Chipakee

Cisko

Dabo

Recorded as a masculine given name in American English

Daja

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Dandan

Arabic, Chinese and Portuguese given name; a sea creature in the Arabian Nights

Daphira

Dayo

Means 'joy' or 'joyful' in some African languages

Dunjo

Eliza

Short form of Elizabeth, a name of Hebrew origin

Faina

Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Phaenna

Fara

Recorded as a given name in Arabic, Sicilian, Tahitian, Germanic and Shona

Farrah

Alternate transcription of the Arabic name Farah, meaning "joy"

Fliss

English given name (feminine), recorded as a surname

Freyde

From Yiddish פֿרייד (freid), meaning "joy".

Gabi

Diminutive of Gabriel or Gabriela

Gabsy

Gaho

A stage name of the South Korean singer Kang Dae-ho

Gail

Short form of Abigail

Gailey

Gally

English gally, a plural form of the noun gallie

Gari

Giddy

Not documented as a word with a meaning; recorded as an English given name

Gigi

Diminutive of names containing the letters or sound "gi"

Gilly

Recorded as a given name in modern Hebrew and, rarely, in British English

Ginto

Gioia

Means "joy" in Italian

Glee

The English word for joy and merriment; also a type of English choral part-song

Gleo

Gozo

Recorded as a masculine given name in medieval english

Halle

From the Old Norse name Halli, a diminutive of names containing hallr, "rock, slab, slope".

Halli

Old Norse form of Halle 1

Happie

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare English given name

Hessa

A name of Arabic origin meaning 'to be enthusiastic or joyful.'

Heyda

Ikas

Iloya

Izzi

Jacy

A unisex given name

Jarla

A feminine given name recorded in Swedish, where it is rare.

Jayla

An invented name, using the phonetic elements jay and la

Joby

The meaning of 'Joby'.

Jolee

A variant spelling of Jolie, a French given name meaning 'pretty'

Jorey

A Cornish masculine given name, recorded as a variant of Jory.

Jorie

Short form of Marjorie

Joschi

Jovi

Recorded as a given name in American English, for either gender

Jovie

Recorded as a given name in modern English, for either gender

Jozzie

Jubela

Jumoke

The name means 'a child that brings joy' in Yoruba.

Kallo

Kamo

An African name meaning 'the one who brings joy'

Karos

Karrol

Kassan

Kassan is a surname.

Keisha

A female given name, possibly invented or based on the Hebrew Keziah

Kele

Recorded as a given name in Hawaiian, Hopi, Medieval Jewish and Brazilian Portuguese use

Keshia

Probably a variant of Keisha

Kess

Kinka

Recorded as a given name in Bulgarian (user-submitted)

Lala

From Bulgarian лале (lale), meaning "tulip", of Persian origin.

Leisel

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English; no meaning documented

Leta

Of the name meaning 'joyful' or 'happy'

Leticia

Spanish form of Letitia, from Latin laetitia, meaning joy

Letty

Diminutive of Lettice