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I LOVE the name Joy. It’s so simple and sweet. I have an aunty with the mn Joy, so that puts me off using it, simply because it’s used already. I like it as a fn or a mn. Some combos I like are:

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Phoebe Joy
Martha Joy
Sadie Joy
Daisy Joy
Evelyn Joy
Romy Joy

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Joy Talitha
Joy Elizabeth
Joy Rosemary
Joy Annabelle
Joy Louisa
Joy Matilda

Joy is so lovely, the meaning is gorgeous obviously and it sounds very pretty too.

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Joy Alison
Joy Boadicea
Joy Henrietta
Joy Isabel
Joy Marian
Joy Roxana
Joy Violet

A bit plain, but overall not bad. Definitely as a MN only, though.

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Aurelia Joy
Eloise Joy
Victoria Joy
Lydia Joy

It's fine. It has a great meaning, obviously. But as a first name I feel it also puts pressure on the child because you just expect a joyful person and there are some people who don't have a positive or happy energy so it would feel a bit weird. I mean it can also signify the joy you feel about the birth of the child but still I feel like it adds some pressure. Hope works better. I'd say that Joy is nice as a middle name but if feels a bit filler-ish.

I like it as a first name best.

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Joy Rose, Joy Infanta, Joy Mimosa, Joy Solene, Joy Tisiphone, Joy Viviette, Joy Tsisia, Joy Lalita, Joy Cara, Joy Astrid, Joy Arabella, Joy Amy, Joy Bibiana, Joy Evanna, Joy Jemima, Joy Maeve, Joy Marquessa, Joy Evangeline, Joy Helena, Joy Elise, Joy Rae, Joy Salome, Joy Fantine.

Alice Joy
Helen Joy
Joy Dorothea
Joy Suzanne
Joy Deborah Mary
Joy Clara Louise

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I love Joy; the only thing that stops me from considering it IRL is the fact that I've already got a Beatrice daughter, and the two would result in an overdose of sweetness and light. For a similar reason, since Beatrice exists, I couldn't consider Laura.