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Joy

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Joy: Word name Joy's Popularity in 2012: #498
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Joy is from an older generation of word names, which also included Merry, Bliss, and Glory -- all of which exert personality pressure on a child. One interesting name that means the same thing: Chara.

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Joy Fawcett - American soccer player
Joy Williams - American singer
Joy Harjo - American poet
Joy Lauren - American actress
Joy Quigley - New Zealand politician
Joy Enriquez - American singer and actress
Joy Davidman - American writer; wife of C.S. Lewis
Joy Behar - American talk show host (born as Josephina Victoria Occhiuto)

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Joy-Anna Duggar, the Duggars' 9th child
Phyllon Joy Gorré (b. 2011), Son of Doutzen Kroes
Hannah Joy Gosselin (b. 2004), Daughter of Kate Gosselin and Jon Gosselin
Heavenly Joy Jerkins (b. 2009), Daughter of Joy Enriquez and Rodney Darkchild Jerkins
Joy Mercer, character in House of Anubis

Nicknames & Variations for Joy

Gioia, Gioya, Jioia, Jioya, Joi, Joia, Joice, Joie, Joya, Joyann, Joye

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