Alaia 1fBasque Means "joyful, happy" from Basque alai.
AshermHebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "happy, blessed" in Hebrew, derived from אָשַׁר (ʾashar) meaning "to be happy, to be blessed". Asher in the Old Testament is a son of Jacob by Leah's handmaid Zilpah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The meaning of his name is explained in Genesis 30:13.
BahijafArabic Means "happy, joyous, delightful" in Arabic, from the verb بهج (bahija) meaning "to be happy, to rejoice in".
BlažejmCzech, Slovak Czech and Slovak form of Blaise, also associated with the word blažený meaning "blissful, happy, blessed".
BlaženafCzech, Slovak Derived from Czech and Slovak blažený meaning "blissful, happy, blessed", ultimately from Old Slavic *bolgŭ "good, pleasant".
Bounmym & fLao Means "happy", from Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" combined with ມີ (mi) meaning "to have".
CtiradmCzech Derived from the Slavic elements čĭstĭ "honour" and radŭ "happy, willing". In Czech legend this was the name of one of the men tricked by Šárka.
Delshadm & fPersian (Rare) Means "happy heart, cheerful" in Persian, from دل (del) meaning "heart" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy".
ElşadmAzerbaijani From Azerbaijani el meaning "country, society" combined with şad meaning "happy, glad" (from Persian شاد).
ElşənmAzerbaijani From Azerbaijani el meaning "country, society" and şən meaning "happy, cheerful" (of Armenian origin).
ElvirafSpanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Hungarian, Russian Spanish form of a Visigothic name, recorded from the 10th century in forms such as Geloyra or Giluira. It is of uncertain meaning, possibly composed of the Gothic element gails "happy" or gails "spear" combined with wers "friendly, agreeable, true". The name was borne by members of the royal families of León and Castille. This is also the name of a character in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (1787).
FadzaifShona From Shona fadza meaning "please, make happy".
Faraim & fShona From Shona fara meaning "rejoice, be happy".
FarrokhmPersian Means "happy, auspicious" in Persian. This was the birth name of the musician Freddie Mercury (1946-1991), who was born on Zanzibar to Parsi parents.
FortunatomItalian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Fortunatus meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy". This was the name of several early saints and martyrs.
GalswinthafGothic (Anglicized) From the Gothic name *Gaileswinþa, derived from the element gails "happy" or gails "spear" combined with swinþs "strong". Galswintha was a daughter of the 6th-century Visigothic king Athanagild. She was murdered soon after she married Chilperic I, the Frankish king of Neustria.
GayfEnglish From the English word gay meaning "gay, happy". By the mid-20th century the word had acquired the additional meaning of "homosexual", and the name has subsequently dropped out of use.
GiocondafItalian From the Late Latin name Iucunda, which meant "pleasant, delightful, happy". Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa is also known as La Gioconda because its subject is Lisa del Giocondo.
HanimArabic Means "happy, delighted" in Arabic, from the root هنأ (hanaʾa) meaning "to gladden, to enjoy".
Happyf & mEnglish (Rare) From the English word happy, derived from Middle English hap "chance, luck", of Old Norse origin.
Huanf & mChinese From Chinese 欢 (huān) meaning "happy, pleased", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
HürremfOttoman Turkish Derived from Persian خرّم (khorram) meaning "happy, pleasant". This was a name given to Süleyman the Magnificent's concubine and eventual wife Hürrem Sultan (1504-1558), also known as Roxelana.
MacariomSpanish Spanish form of the Latin name Macarius, derived from the Greek name Μακάριος (Makarios), which was in turn derived from Greek μάκαρ (makar) meaning "blessed, happy". This was the name of several early saints.
MasudmArabic, Persian, Bengali Means "lucky, fortunate, happy" in Arabic, derived from the root سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky".
MehetabelfBiblical From the Hebrew name מְהֵיטַבְאֵל (Meheṭavʾel) meaning "God makes happy", derived from the roots יָטַב (yaṭav) meaning "to be happy" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.
MeriwethermEnglish (Rare) From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. A notable bearer of the name was Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), who, with William Clark, explored the west of North America.
NaimmArabic, Turkish, Albanian Means "tranquil, happy, at ease" in Arabic, derived from the root نعم (naʿima) meaning "to live in comfort, to be delighted".
ObradmSerbian Possibly derived from Serbian obradovati meaning "to make happy".
OnuphriusmEgyptian Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman Latinized form of Greek Ὀνούφριος (Onouphrios), derived from Egyptian wnn-nfr meaning "he who is good, he who is happy". This was an epithet of the god Osiris. It was later used by an Egyptian saint and hermit from the 4th or 5th century.
ParvizmPersian, Tajik Means "fortunate, happy" in Persian. This name was borne by a son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
PedrammPersian Means "happy, successful" in Persian.
RadafSerbian, Bulgarian Derived from the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing", originally a short form of names beginning with that element.
RademSerbian, Croatian Short form of Milorad and other names containing the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing". It is often used independently.
RadekmCzech, Polish Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing". In Poland it is usually a diminutive of Radosław.
RadimmCzech Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing".
RadinafBulgarian Derived from the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing".
RadinkafSerbian Derived from the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing" combined with a diminutive suffix.
RadivojmSerbian Derived from the Slavic elements radŭ "happy, willing" and vojĭ "soldier".
RadumRomanian Old Romanian diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element radŭ meaning "happy, willing". Radu Negru was the semi-legendary founder of Wallachia in the 13th century.
RadúzmCzech (Rare) Derived from Czech rád meaning "happy, glad". The Czech author Julius Zeyer probably created it for a character in his play Radúz and Mahulena (1898).
RatkomCroatian, Serbian Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing".
Xinm & fChinese From Chinese 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Xinyim & fChinese From Chinese 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.
ZeligmYiddish Means "blessed, happy" in Yiddish, a vernacular form of Asher.