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Aata m & f Tahitian
Means "happy moonchild" in Tahitian.

Abayomi m & f Yoruba
Means "he came to bring me joy and happiness" or "I would have been mocked" in Yoruba. It is a name given to a child born after a number of unfortunate or near unfortunate circumstances. It is often called in full as Àbáyòmí Olúwaniòjé meaning "I would have been mocked, if not for God".

Abiy m Amharic
Means "father's joy" in Amharic.

Adilbayar m Mongolian
From Mongolian адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Afara m & f Shona
Meaning "one who is happy or joyous".

Ahlad m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Sinhalese
Means "joy, delight, refreshing".

Ahuilizatl m & f Nahuatl
Means "joyous waters", derived from Nahuatl ahuiliztli "joy, pleasure, enjoyment, recreation; pleasant" and atl "water".

Ahuiliztli m & f Nahuatl
Means "joy" in Nahuatl.

Alai m & f Basque
Means "happy, joyful" in Basque.

Altanbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Alypos m Ancient Greek
The literal meaning of this name is "no grief" or "not sad", and as such, one could say that it actually means "happy". Derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a) combined with Greek λύπη (lype) meaning "grief, pain, sorrow"... [more]

Amanpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Means "peace and love" from Punjabi अमन (aman) meaning "peace" and ਪ੍ਰੀਤ (prīt) meaning "love" (ultimately from Arabic أمان (ʾamān) "peace" and Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) "pleasure, joy, love" respectively).

Amarpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Amgalanbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "peaceful celebration, peaceful joy" in Mongolian, from амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peace, calm" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy".

Amiron m Hebrew
Means "my nation is a song" or "my people sings" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew עַם (am) "nation, people" combined with Hebrew רֹן (ron) "singing, song" as well as "joyful sounds, shout of joy".

Anan m Thai
Means "joy, delight, pleasure" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda).

Anofara m & f Shona
Meaning "one who is happy or joyous".

Anon m Thai
Means "joy, delight, pleasure" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda).

Anun m Khmer
Means "happiness, joy" in Khmer.

Aohuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".

Aoxin f & m Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese characters 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".

Aphinan m Thai
From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "greater, more, above" and นันท์ (nan) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight".

Aramayis m Ancient Armenian, Armenian
From Old Median *Rāmanīsah which meant "one who strives for peace" or "one who strives for joy" from Proto-Iranian *rāma- "joy, peace" and *ais-/*is- "to strive".

Ariarathes m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of an Old Persian male name, of which the first element is derived from Old Persian aryā "Aryans". The second element is not really certain, but may have been derived from Old Persian wratha "joy"... [more]

Arinandan m Tamil (Arabized, Rare), Arabic
Arin is a word derived from the biblical name Aaron meaning 'enlightened, the mountain of strength', or a variant of the name Erin derived from the Gaelic Eire, meaning 'Ireland. Nanda is the name of a 4th-century BC king who founded a dynasty in Magadha in India... [more]

Ariunbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Ariyāramna m Old Persian
Derived from Old Persian aryā "Aryans" combined with Old Persian rāman "peace, joy".

Ársæll m Icelandic
From the Old Norse adjective ársæll meaning "happy in having good seasons, blessed in the year", composed of Old Norse ár "year" and Old Norse sæll "blissful, happy".

Arvizhikhbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "increasing joy" in Mongolian, from арвижих (arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Avan m Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Indian (Sikh), Bengali
Meaning, "favour, preservation, protection,(= तर्पण) satisfaction , joy, pleasure, desire, speed, preserving, a preserver."

Aviran m Hebrew
Combination of the name Avi, means "my father". And the word רַן (ran), means "to sing". The name means "my father sings" or "my father's happy song" in Hebrew.

Ávvu m Sami
Either derived from Sami ávvu meaning "joy" or a Sami form of Auvo.

Aykhaal m Yakut
Means "joy" in Yakut.

Ayobami m & f Yoruba
Means "joy has met me" in Yoruba.

Ayodeji m Yoruba
Means "joy has become two" in Yoruba.

Ayomidele m & f Yoruba
Means "my joy has come home" in Yoruba.

Ayoola m & f Yoruba
Means "the joy of success" in Yoruba.

Ayşad m Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Rare)
From ay meaning "moon" and Persian شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".

Azbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian аз (az) meaning "fortune, luck, happiness" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bagja m Sundanese
Means "happy" in Sundanese.

Bahjat m Arabic
Derived from Arabic بهجة (bahjah) meaning "joy, happiness".

Baihuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy" or 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".

Baikang m Chinese
From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" or 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 亢 (kàng) meaning "high, proud, excessive" or 康 (kāng) meaning "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy".

Bair m Buryat, Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Baitumetse m Tswana
Means "they are happy" in Setswana.

Balgeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeun).

Balgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeum).

Balpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Balzhinima m Buryat
Means "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ (bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ (nyi ma) "sun, day".

Bamshad m Persian
From Persian بام (bām) meaning "dawn" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".

Ban m & f Lao
Means "flower, bloom" or "happy" in Lao.

Baokang m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 康 (kāng) meaning "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy".

Baoxi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness, delight".

Baoyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve", 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".

Bayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bayaraa m & f Mongolian
Means "our joy" in Mongolian, from баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration" and the possessive suffix -аа (-aa).

Bayarbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Bayarbileg m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and билэг (bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".

Bayardalai m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".

Bayarjargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Bayarsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome".

Bayarsüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".

Bayart m & f Mongolian
Means "joyful, happy" in Mongolian.

Bayartsengel m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and цэнгэл (tsengel) meaning "feast, merrymaking, gaiety".

Bayartsogt m Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy" and цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent, brilliant".

Bayarzhargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Bayasal f & m Mongolian
Means "joy, delight" in Mongolian.

Bayasgalan m & f Mongolian
Means "joy, happiness" in Mongolian.

Bayr m Kalmyk
Means "joy" in Kalymk.

Begençmuhammet m Turkmen
From begenç meaning "joy, happiness" and the given name Muhammet.

Behçet m Turkish
Turkish form of Arabic بَهْجَة (bahja) meaning "joy, happiness"

Bekhbayar m & f Mongolian
From бэх (bekh) meaning "ink" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy"

Bextiyar m Kurdish
Means "happy" in Kurdish.

Bódog m Hungarian (Archaic)
An ancient form of modern Hungarian boldog "happy", but its meaning at the time was "rich".

Bokidara m & f Ibibio
Means "accept with joy" in Ibibio.

Bong-ju m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 柱 "pillar, post; support". A famous bearer is South Korean marathoner Lee Bong-ju (1970-).

Bongseok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing." Other combinations are possible

Bucur m Medieval Romanian, Romanian Mythology
Derived from either Romanian bucur, an archaic form of the adjective bucuros "joyful", a bucura "to become joyful" or bucurie "joy". This name was borne by Bucur, the legendary Romanian shepherd who is said to have founded Bucharest (Bucureşti in Romanian), giving it his name.

Bulganbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian булган (bulgan) meaning "sable" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Bürenbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "full celebration, complete joy" in Mongolian, from бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Busayo m & f Yoruba
Means "added joy" in Yoruba.

Bütenbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бүтэн (büten) meaning "whole, entire, full" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Changyi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful; harmony, joy".

Charixenos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares)... [more]

Charmandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun χάρμα (charma) meaning "joy, delight" or the related Greek noun χάρμη (charme) meaning "joy of battle, eagerness for combat".... [more]

Charmos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from either the Greek noun χάρμα (charma) meaning "joy, delight" or the related Greek noun χάρμη (charme) meaning "joy of battle, eagerness for combat".

Charondas m Ancient Greek
From Ancient Greek χαρά (chara) "joy, exultation, happiness". This was the name of a celebrated lawgiver of Catania in Sicily.

Chengkang m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 康 (kāng) meaning "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy".

Chengle m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 乐 (lè) meaning "amused, glad, cheerful, happy; enjoy; music".

Chengxi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished", 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed", 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, brilliant, glorious", 喜 (xǐ) meaning "like, love, be fond of; happy event" or 熹 (xī) meaning "dawn, brightness; dim light, glimmer".

Chengyi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning "become; succeed; completed, finished", 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" or 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright; splendor, brightness" and 义 (yì) meaning "right conduct, righteousness", 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed", 宜 (yí) meaning "appropriate, suitable, right", 伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that", 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful; harmony, joy" or 奕 (yì) meaning "in sequence, orderly; abundant".

Chinbayar m Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Choki m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཆོས་སྐྱིད (chos-skyid) meaning "happy dharma practice", from ཆོས (chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and སྐྱིད (skyid) meaning "happiness, delight".

Chongkang m Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 康 (kāng) meaning "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy".

Chongxi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness, delight".

Cixin m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 慈 (cí) meaning "to show affection to" and "kind; charitable" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy; joyous; delighted".... [more]

Dehuan m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".

Demilade f & m Western African, Igbo, Yoruba
Means "God has crowned me with joy" in Yoruba.

Demochares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective δημοχαρής (demochares) meaning "pleasing the people, popular". It consists of the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).

Devanand m Indian
"Joy of God"

Deyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtues" and 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, right, proper" or 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".

Dilpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from the Classical Persian word دل‎ (dil), which was loaned into Old Punjabi and became the word ਦਿਲੁ (dilu) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and the Sanskrit word प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Düürenbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "complete happiness" from дүүрэн (düüren) meaning "complete, full" combined with баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness"

Duyệt m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 閱 (duyệt) meaning "inspect, examine, review" or 悅 (duyệt) meaning "joy, pleased".

Džiugas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian adjective džiugus meaning "joyous, cheerful, happy".... [more]

Edoghogho m & f African, Isoko, Edo
This name which means "Day of Joy," originates from the Isoko and Edo ethnolinguistic groups of Southern Nigeria which is located on the West Coast of Africa. Broken down, it means: "Ede - Day" and "Oghogho - joy" (Which is also very common as a name in both these cultures) When combined however, it morphs into the spelling: "Edoghogho" meaning "Day of Joy" or "The Day of Joy." Phonetically, it can be pronounced "Ed-o-ghor-ghor" with the "r" silent.

Eethaba m Zulu
Means “happy” in Zulu.

Eiki m Japanese
From Japanese 栄 (ei) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 英 (ei, hide) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 暉⁠ (ki, kagaya.ku) meaning “light, shine, sparkle, glitter, radiance, brilliance”, 稀⁠ (ke, ki, mare, mabara) meaning “rare, seldom, unusual”, 磯⁠ (iso, ke, ki) meaning “shore, seashore, (rocky) beach, rock, pebble”, 嬉⁠ (ki, ure.shii, tano.shimu urashi, ureshi) meaning “happy, glad”, or 槻⁠ (tsuki, ki, keyaki) meaning “zelkova serrata tree”... [more]

Elbegbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "abundant joy" in Mongolian, from элбэг (elbeg) meaning "abundant, plentiful" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Eliron m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Eli 2 and Ron 2 means "my God is song" or "my God is joy" in Hebrew.

Elshad m Azerbaijani
Means "joy of the people" from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" and Persian شاد (šâd) meaning "glad, happy, cheerful".

Enkhbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "peace and joy" or "peaceful celebration" in Mongolian, from энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Epichares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἐπιχαρής (epichares) meaning "gratifying, agreeable". It consists of Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]

Erdenebayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Ergochares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἔργον (ergon) meaning "work, task, deed" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]

Erkhbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрх (erkh) meaning "right, privilege", "authority, power", or "stubborn, capricious" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Erkhembayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрхэм (erkhem) meaning "important, supreme" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Ershat m Kazakh
Probably derived from Persian ارشاد (ershad) meaning "guidance", itself of Arabic origin. Alternately, it may be from Kazakh ер (er) meaning "husband, man, male" combined with Persian شاد (shad) meaning "happy, glad".

Esengo m & f Lingala
Means "joy" in Lingala.

Essaïd m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic السَّعِيد (as-saʿīd) meaning "the happy" or "the lucky" (see Sa'id). A notable bearer is Essaïd Belkalem (1989-), an Algerian footballer.

Etsuji m Japanese
From 悦 (etsu) meaning "ecstasy, joy, pleasure" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Etsumi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 水 (mi) meaning "(cold) water" or 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches (for females) and from Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" combined with 巳 (mi), referring to the Snake, the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches (for males)... [more]

Etsuo m Japanese
From Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Etsushi m Japanese
From Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" and 司 (shi) meaning "an official, a director, a boss" or 史 (shi) meaning "history"... [more]

Etsushirou m Japanese
From Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased", 四 (shi) meaning "four" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Etsuya m Japanese
From Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

Etsuyuki m Japanese
From 越 (etsu) meaning "crossing" or 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased", and 通 (yuki) meaning "pass through", 千 (yuki) meaning "thousand", 晋 (yuki) meaning "to proceed, Jin of China" or 進 (yuki) meaning "advance, make progress, enter"... [more]

Euaeon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐαίων (Euaion) which meant "happy in life". This name was borne by one of the students of Plato.

Euhemeros m Ancient Greek
Greek name meaning "bright, happy", literally "of a fine day" or "of a prosperous day", derived from εὖ (eu) "well" and ἡμέρα (hemera) "day"... [more]

Euhemerus m Ancient Greek
Euhemerus, from the Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος, Euhēmeros, "happy; prosperous" was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedon.

Faly m & f Malagasy
Means "content, glad, happy" in Malagasy.

Fara m & f Shona
Meaning "happy" or "joyous".

Farhat m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "joy, mirth, delight" in Arabic.

Farih m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "happy, joyful, glad" in Arabic.

Farraj m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "happy, joyous, jubilant" in Arabic.

Farshad m Persian
From Persian فر (far) meaning "brilliance, splendour" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".

Finaritra m & f Malagasy
Means "happy" in Malagasy.

Fisayo m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "add to my joy" in Yoruba.

Fisseha m Ge'ez
Means "joy" in Ge'ez.

Fonzie m Italian (Modern, Expatriate), Popular Culture
Short form of Alfonso this was the name of Henry Winkler's character on "Happy Days" (1974-1984) whose real name was Arthur Fonzarelli aka "The Fonz"

Foong m & f Chinese
From Chinese... [more]

Frohmut f & m German (Rare)
The name is formed from the German word froh "glad; happy, merry" and the name element MUT "courage; valour; boldness". The name element MUT can be used both for masculine names (like Hartmut) and feminine names (like Almut).

Gaganpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गगन (gagana) meaning "sky" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Gaku m Japanese
From Japanese 岳 (gaku, ga) meaning "point, peak, mountain", 学 (gaku, ga) meaning "study, learning, science", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 楽 (ga, gaku) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 鶴 (gaku) meaning "crane, stork", 學 (gaku, ga) meaning "learning, knowledge, school" or 樂 (ga) meaning "music, comfort" combined with 春 (ku) meaning "spring", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku" or 治 (ku) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve"... [more]

Gaudente f & m Medieval Italian, Italian
Means "joyful, happy" in Italian, from Latin gaudere meaning "to rejoyce".

Gawa m & f Tibetan
Means "joy, love" or "to be happy, glad" in Tibetan.

Gembira f & m Malay, Indonesian
Means "happy, pleased, cheerful" in Malay, ultimately from Sanskrit गम्भीर (gambhīra) meaning "deep."

Gemechu m Ethiopian, Oromo
Means "joy, happiness" in Oromo.

Gilli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gili, or a combination of the names Gil 3 and Li 2, means "my joy", "my happiness" in Hebrew.

Gilor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gil 3 means "joy, happiness" and the name Or means "light".

Gippeum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of adjective 기쁘다 (gippeuda) meaning "happy, glad, pleased."

Glad m & f American (Rare)
The word meaning "happy" or a diminutive of Gladys or Gladwin or other names containing glad.

Guangxin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe", 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted"... [more]

Gugum m Sundanese
Derived from Sundanese gumbira meaning "happy, glad".

Guoyi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, harmony, joy".

Haebong m Korean
From 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" and 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy".

Haeng-bog f & m Korean (Rare)
From Native Korean "행복" meaning "happiness, to be happy"

Hagiir-s-o m Sidamo
Means "one who brings joy" in Sidama.

Hagos m Tigrinya
Means "joy" in Tigrinya.

Hân f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 欣 (hân) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".

Harshit m Hindi (Modern)
From Sanskrit हर्षित (harṣita) meaning "happy, delighted", itself from the noun हर्ष (harṣa) "happiness".

Hasitha m & f Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit हर्षिता (harṣita) meaning "delighted, happy, joyful".

Heilbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German beraht "bright."

Heilman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and man "man."

Heilmar m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Heilmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German mund "protection."

Heilrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German rât "counsel."

Heilram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and hraban or hramn "raven."

Heilward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German wart "guard."

Heilwin m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Hesch'emaxwe m Circassian
Means "happy guest" in Circassian.

Hui-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" combined with 縷 (ru) meaning "strand; thread, detailed", 蔞 (ru) meaning "piper betel", or 鏤 (ru) meaning "to engrave; to carve, hard steel"... [more]

Ilmedous m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics link this name to Livonian ilma "joy; light", while others see a connection to Finnish ilma "air".

Ilo m Livonian (Archaic), Medieval Baltic (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, links this name to Finnish ilo "joy, gladness".

Ilo m & f Finnish
Means "joy, happiness, delight, pleasure" in Finnish. The name has also been used as a diminutive for Ilja and Hilarius.... [more]

Inderpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Indra combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Iorlas m Literature
A character in JRR Tolkien's works. The name means either "old leaf" or "old joy" in the fictional Sindarin language, derived from ior meaning "old" and either las meaning "leaf" or glas meaning "joy".

Ishpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit एषा (eṣā) meaning "desire, wish" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Jabulani m Ndebele, Zulu
Means "enjoy" or "be happy all" in Ndebele and "rejoice" in Zulu.

Jaspreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" combined with प्रीति (priti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Jerrin m African American, American
Derived from Jeremiah. "God fearing" "kind" "loving" "talented" "gentleman" "my heart's joy"

Jiaxin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious" or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family" combined with 薪 (xīn) meaning "firewood, brushwood", 芯 (xīn) meaning "core, heart, centre, wick", 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 鑫 (xīn) meaning "prosperous, wealthy"... [more]

Jiayi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious", or 加 (jiā) meaning "add, increase" combined with 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, chaste, fine", 一 (yī) meaning "one", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 译 (yì) meaning "translate, interpret, decode", or 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony"... [more]

Joceran m Medieval French
From the Germanic element gaut "Geat, Goth" (and possibly influenced by Latin gaudium "joy, delight") combined with hram "raven".

Junkichi m Japanese
From 淳 (jun) meaning "pure", 潤 (jun) meaning "moisture", or 純 (jun) meaning "pure, clean, simple", combined with 吉 (kichi, yoshi, kitsu) meaning "joy, congratulations, good luck"... [more]

Kábananukye m Kiga
Means "let them be happy" in Rukiga.

Kamalpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit कमल (kamala) meaning "lotus" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Kamshad m Persian
Derived from کام (kam) meaning "desire, wish" and شاد (shad) meaning "happy, glad".

Kang m Chinese
Meaning, "peaceful, happy, healthy." Typically used as a surname, but may be used as a forename.

Kanwalpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਕੰਵਲ (kanwal) meaning "lotus" (ultimately from Sanskrit) combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Kanzou m Japanese
From Japanese 乾 (kan) meaning "drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor", 侃 (kan) meaning "strong, just, righteous, peace-loving", 寒 (kan) meaning "cold", 勘 (kan) meaning "intuition, perception, check, compare, sixth sense", 喚 (kan) meaning "yell, cry, call, scream, summon", 堪 (kan) meaning "withstand, endure, support, resist", 完 (kan) meaning "perfect, completion, end", 官 (kan) meaning "bureaucrat, the government, organ", 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 干 (kan) meaning "dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede", 幹 (kan) meaning "tree trunk", 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus, orange", 歓 (kan) meaning "delight, joy", 甘 (kan) meaning "sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary", 看 (kan) meaning "watch over, see", 緩 (kan) meaning "slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease", 莞 (kan) meaning "smiling, reed used to cover tatami", 観 (kan) meaning "outlook, look, appearance, condition, view", 諌 (kan) meaning "admonish, dissuade", 貫 (kan) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace", 関 (kan) meaning "connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning", 韓 (kan) meaning "Korea", 翫 (kan) meaning "take pleasure in, play instrument" or 神 (kan) meaning "gods, mind, soul" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three", 蔵 (zou) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess" or 造 (zou) meaning "create, make, structure, physique"... [more]

Kawalpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit कमल (kamala) meaning "lotus" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Keito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (kei) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 花 (ke) or 華 (ke) both meaning "flower", 馨 (kei) meaning "fragrant, balmy, favourable", 京 (kei) meaning "capital", 啓 (kei) meaning "disclose, open, say", 圭 (kei) meaning "square jewel, corner, angle, edge", 恵 (kei, ke) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 慶 (kei) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 慧 (kei) meaning "wise", 敬 (kei) meaning "awe, respect, honor, revere", 景 (kei) meaning "scenery, view", 桂 (kei) meaning "Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree", 渓 (kei) meaning "mountain stream, valley", 蛍 (kei) meaning "firefly", 計 (kei) meaning "plot, plan, scheme, measure" or 奎 (kei) meaning "star, god of literature", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" or 伊 (i) meaning "Italy, that one" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 兎 (ito) meaning "rabbit, hare", 灯 (to) meaning "lamp, a light, light", 愛 (to) meaning "love, affection", 十 (to) meaning "ten", 綸 (to) meaning "thread, silk cloth", 人 (to) meaning "person", 杜 (to) meaning "woods, grove", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 絲 (to) meaning "thread", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 冬 (to) meaning "winter", 友 (to) meaning "friend", 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer" or 朋 (to) meaning "companion, friend"... [more]

Kexin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 可 (kě) meaning "can, able to, approve, permit" or 克 (kè) meaning "overcome, win" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe", or 辛 (xīn) meaning "hard, suffering, laborious, tired"... [more]

Khamsouk m Lao
From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "health, ease, happiness, joy".

Khishigbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Khishigzhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, joy"

Khosbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian хос (khos) meaning "pair, twin" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Khushal m Pashto, Hindi
Derived from Persian خوشحال (khoshāl) meaning "happy, merry".

Khushdil m Urdu
From Persian "خوشدل", meaning "contented, good-hearted, happy"

Khushqadam m Tajik
From Persian خوش (xuş) meaing "good, happy" combined with Arabic قدم (qadam) maning "foot, step"

Kiesse f & m Southern African
Bantu name meaning "happiness" or "joy".

Kikuji m Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "joy, delight, pleasure", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" and 治 (ji) meaning "govern, regulate, administer"... [more]

Kimoshi f & m Asháninka
From the Ashaninka kimoshiri meaning "joyful, happy".

Kiranpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa) meaning "dust", "thread" or "sunbeam" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Kitsuto m Japanese (Rare)
From 吉 (kitsu) meaning "joy, good luck, congratulations" and 藤 (to) meaning "wisteria". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Konomu m & f Japanese
From verb 好む (konomu) meaning "to like, prefer."... [more]

Kuanysh m & f Kazakh
Means "joy, delight" in Kazakh.

Kuanyshbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh қуаныш (quanysh) meaning "joy, delight" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Kubanych m Kyrgyz
Means "joy, pleasure" in Kyrgyz.

Kubanychbek m Kyrgyz
Derived from Kyrgyz кубаныч (kubanych) meaning "joy, delight" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Kulpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Kusi f & m Aymara
Means "fortune, happiness, joy" in Aymara.

Kutlu m Turkish
Derived from the Turkish adjective kutlu meaning "blessed, auspicious" as well as "happy". As such, this name is basically the modern Turkish form of Qutluğ... [more]

Kyouhei m Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (kyou) meaning "apricot", 馨 (kyou) meaning "fragrant, balmy, favourable", 叶 (kyou) meaning "grant, answer", 亨 (kyou) meaning "pass through, go smoothly", 享 (kyou) meaning "enjoy, receive, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch", 京 (kyou) meaning "capital", 協 (kyou) meaning "cooperation", 匡 (kyou) meaning "correct, save, assist", 叫 (kyou) meaning "shout, exclaim, yell", 喬 (kyou) meaning "high, boasting", 強 (kyou) meaning "strong", 恭 (kyou) meaning "respect, reverent", 教 (kyou) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 郷 (kyou) meaning "home town, village, native place, district", 鏡 (kyou) meaning "mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering", 響 (kyou) meaning "echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate", 暁 (kyou) meaning "daybreak, dawn, in the event", 慶 (kyou) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy" or 香 (kyou) meaning "fragrance" combined with 坪 (hei) meaning "thirty-six sq ft", 平 (hei) meaning "even, flat, peace", 兵 (hei) meaning "soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics" or 柄 (hei) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft"... [more]

Lachares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]

Laimonis m Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Literature
As a Latvian given name, this name is derived from the Latvian noun laime meaning "luck" (see Laima) combined with Latvian aplaimot meaning "to make happy".... [more]

Laouen m Breton (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Breton laouen "happy, joyful".

Leki m & f Bhutanese
From Tibetan ལས་སྐྱིད (las-skyid) meaning "happy deed", derived from ལས (las) meaning "action, deed, karma" and སྐྱིད (skyid) meaning "delight, comfort, happiness".

Lerone m African American
Famous bearers are mixed martial artist Lerone Murphy (born 1991) and author Lerone Bennett Jr. (1928-2018)... [more]

Leukadios m Greek Mythology
Meaning uncertain. There are currently two possibilities available for the meaning of this given name.... [more]

L'imaxwe m Circassian
Circassian masculine name meaning "happy man".

Liran m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ran , Ran in Hebrew means "(he) sang". it is also used as a variant of Liron which means "my song; my joy" in Hebrew.

Lixin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new"... [more]

Longxing m Chinese
Means "happy dragon". From the elements "long" meaning "dragon" and "xing" meaning "happy, jovial".

Lovepreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the English word love combined with Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Luster m American (Rare, Archaic)
German-American name meaning "cheerful" due to the original German connotation of Lust- having a platonic meaning of "delight" or "joy".

Luxin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Mabayoje m & f Yoruba
Means "do not destroy joy" in Yoruba.

Mabruk m Arabic
Means "blessed, happy" or "congratulations" (a vernacular word) in Arabic.

Makhare m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "you make me happy" in Georgian. Also compare Georgian მიხარია (mikharia) meaning "I rejoice!" and the related name Khareba.

Mandakhbayar m & f Mongolian
Derived from мандах (mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Marnin m Hebrew
"Causing Joy" or "One who creates joy"

Martua m Batak
Means "happy, lucky" in Batak.

Mayangi m & f Kongo (Modern)
Means "joy; happiness" in Kongo.

Mayowa m & f African
Some sources say this name means "one who brings joy".... [more]

Meadhra m Irish
Derived from meadhar "merry, happy"

Mehrshad m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy".

Miaoyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite" or 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water, vast, boundless" combined with 一 (yī) meaning "one", 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites", 夷 (yí) meaning "flat, level, smooth", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" or 易 (yì) meaning "change, alter, modify"... [more]

Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]

Michil m Yakut
Means "smile, joy, happiness".

Mihobisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mihoby meaning "proclaim, shout for joy" and soa meaning "good".

Mihoby m & f Malagasy
Means "proclaim, shout for joy" in Malagasy.

Minyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".

Mirad m Medieval Russian, Bosnian (Rare), Montenegrin (Rare)
Derived from Slavic miru meaning "peace, world" combined with rad meaning "happy, willing".

Molayoninuoluwa f & m Yoruba (Rare)
Means "I have joy in the Lord" in Yoruba.

Mönkhbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "eternal joy" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Moráyọ̀ f & m Yoruba
A unisex name meaning "I have found joy" or "I have joy". Morayo Afolabi-Brown, a Nigerian media personality, is a bearer of this name.

Morihiro m Japanese
From 護 (mori) meaning "protect" and 煕 (hiro) meaning "bright, prosperous, merry, joy". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Muan m & f Lao
Means "happy, joyous" in Lao.

Muditha m Sinhalese
Means "delight, happiness" in Sinhala, ultimately from Sanskrit मुदिता (mudita) meaning "joy, pleasure, gladness".

Musarrat f & m Urdu
From Persian مسرت (musarat) meaning "joy, delight, pleasure".

Mutlu m & f Turkish
Means "happy" in Turkish.

Naczęrad m Polish (Archaic)
Derived from the Slavic elements načęti "to begin" and radŭ "happy, willing".

Naimjon m Uzbek
From naim meaning "tranquil, happy, at ease" and jon meaning "soul, life"

Nalbi m Circassian
Either means "happy ruler" or derived from Persian نعل (na'l) meaning "horseshoe" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "chief, lord, master".

Nandi m Hinduism
Means "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of the bull mount (vahana) of the god Shiva.

Nanthawat m Thai
From Thai นันท (nantha) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight" and วัฒน์ (wat) meaning "culture, development".

Nanyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, joy, harmony".

Navpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit नव (nava) meaning "new, fresh" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Nianxin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Nikasichares m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [more]

Nikochares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).

Nikolbios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and ὄλβιος (olbios) meaning "happy, blessed".

Norito m Japanese
From Japanese 紀 (nori) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 規 (nori) meaning "standard, measure", 軌 (nori) meaning "rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing", 宜 (nori) meaning "best regards, good", 巨 (nori) meaning "gigantic, big, large, great", 教 (nori) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (nori) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 憲 (nori) meaning "constitution, law", 功 (nori) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 式 (nori) meaning "style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression", 祝 (nori) meaning "celebrate, congratulate", 宣 (nori) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 則 (nori) meaning "rule, follow, based on, model after", 智 (nori) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason", 哲 (nori) meaning "philosophy, clear", 典 (nori) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 登 (nori) meaning "ascend, climb up", 徳 (nori) meaning "benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect" or 範 (nori) meaning "pattern, example, model" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]

Ntsako m & f Tsonga
Means "joy, happiness" in Xitsonga.

Nungshi m & f Manipuri
Means "love, joy" in Meitei.

Nurshat f & m Kazakh, Bashkir, Tatar
From the name elements nūr "light" and shād "happy, glad".

Nyakallo f & m Sotho
Means "joy" in Sotho.

Ochbayar m Mongolian
Means "sparkling celebration, sparkling joy" in Mongolian, from оч (och) meaning "spark, ember, sparkle" and баатар (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Odbayar m Mongolian
Means "star of joy" in Mongolian, from од (od) meaning "star" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Olabisi f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy is multiplied" or "salvation increases" in Yoruba, composed of the element õlà "salvation, that which saves, cause of salvation" combined with bi-si "to multiply, increase, replenish"... [more]

Olioli f & m Samoan
Means "joy" in Samoan.

Oluwafeyisayo m & f Yoruba
Means "God has turned this gift into joy" in Yoruba.

Oluwafisayo m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "God has added to my joy" in Yoruba.

Oluwamayowa m Yoruba
Means "the lord brought joy" in Yoruba.

Oluwamuyiwa m Yoruba
Means "the lord brought joy" in Yoruba.

Ölziibayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Onnellinen m & f Finnish (Rare)
Meaning "happy" in Finnish.

Oñumsinachi m & f Igbo
Means "my joy is from God" in Igbo.

Orizoba m & f Nahuatl
Possibly from the Nahuatl word meaning "valley of happy waters". Another theory suggests it is a distant derivation of Tarshish, meaning "trading post".... [more]

Ösökhbayar m Mongolian
From Mongolian өсөх (ösökh) meaning "to grow, increase, thrive" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Oyuunbayar f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" in Mongolian and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Pamilekunayo m & f Yoruba
Means "cause me to cry tears of joy" in Yoruba.

Parampreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit परम (parama) meaning "highest, best" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Phasouk m & f Lao
Means "joy, happiness, prosperity" in Lao.

Phasuk f & m Thai
Means "happy, content, comfortable" in Thai.

Phutthinan m Thai
From Thai พุทธิ (phutthi) meaning "prosperity, abundance" and นันท์/นันทน์ (nan) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight".

Pinyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 频 (pín) meaning "frequently, again and again" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".

Piti m Thai
Means "joyous, happy, cheery" in Thai.

Polychares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective πολυχαρής (polychares) meaning "feeling much joy" as well as "graceful". It consists of the Greek adjective πολύς (polys) meaning "many" as well as "much" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]

Posma m & f Batak
From Toba Batak pos meaning "fixed, firm, happy, trusting" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.

Prabhpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu) meaning "mighty, powerful, master, lord" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Praseed m Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Hindi, Hinduism, Nepali
"Happy"... [more]

Preity m & f Hindi
"pleasure", "joy", "kindness", "favor", "grace", "love", from प्री (prī)

Pritpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".

Przybyrad m Polish
Composed of the elements of przyby ("to arrive") and rad ("to be happy, to enjoy"). Thus, it can mean "the one with whom joy comes".

Pschimaxwe m Circassian
Circassian masculine name meaning "happy prince".

Pо̄sh f & m Kashmiri
This name originates from Kashmir. It is an extremely rare name, and is not typical of the Kashmir region. The meaning of it is translated to "flower," "clearness or brightness," and "joy."... [more]

Pshimaf m Circassian
Means "happy leader" in Adyghe, ultimately derived from pasha, an Ottoman Turkish military title.