Joy

Unisex given name

Instance of: unisex given name

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Joy is a common unisex given name. Among Saint Thomas Christians in Kerala it is a shorten form for Joseph, Ouseph or Jose. A common variant of the name is the other female given name Joyce (name). The meaning of the name can mean, Josef, Joseph, joy, happiness.

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Different from: Joy criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
Native label: Joy
Family name identical to this given name: Joy
Script: Latin script
Soundex: J000
Cologne phonetics: 0
Caverphone: Y11111
Language: Dutch
English
Said to be the same as: Joyce
Joie
Joi
Jo
Joey
Joya
Attested in: frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010 quotation: Joy · quantity: 2,267

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