Happiness is a word and a feeling that many parents associate with their children. For them, their child represents “their greatest happiness.”
Our deepest wish for our children is that they lead joyful lives filled with happiness. It is one of the most beautiful and essential states of mind we can experience. The word “happiness” appears on countless birthday cards, and fairy tales often conclude with the lovely phrase “… and they lived happily ever after.”
There are many wonderful boy and girl names that embody the essence of happiness. We’ve gathered a selection of these meaningful names for you - each one radiating joy ((u) means unisex name).
Happy Name Meanings for Little Girls
Here are some enchanting names for girls that embody joy and happiness:
- The names Ananda (u), Ayo (u), Caia, Chara, Delight, Farah, Felicity, Gioia, Hana, Joya, Kalea, Leta, Letitia, Lykke, Rina, Rowena and Yuki (u) fit perfectly, because they all mean “joy” or “happiness”.
- Names that convey “happy,” “lucky,” or “blessed” include Bea, Beate, Fee, Felicia, Licia, Luana, Lucky (u), Macarena, Makena, Merry, Naïma, Nara (u), Phylicia, Sälla, Saida, Tizia, Trixibelle, Trixie and Xia (u).
- The Swedish name Sälla means “blissful”.
- Oseye is an African name meaning “one who is happy.”
- Another African name, Nayo, translates to “having great joy” or “she is our joy.”
- Names such as Felia, Felicity, Fortuna, Nia and Zita signify “luck” or “good luck”.
- Bonaventura and Lykke mean “good fortune”.
- The name Yukiko means “happy child” - a beautiful sentiment for any parent.
The Turkish name Ugur (u) means “good omen”.
Eyvor carries the lovely meaning of “luck in the spring” or “spring luck”.
- Both Eufemia and Fem mean “to use words of good omen”.
- Dilshad or Delshad (u) means “happy heart,” ensuring happiness will always accompany her.
- Lastly, Ananda (u) and Elysia convey “bliss” or “blissful”.
Happy Name Meanings for Little Boys
Here are some delightful names for boys that reflect joy and happiness:
- Consider names like Anand, Ayo (u), Chance, Gill (u), Onni, Tayo, Tygo, Vinod and Yuki (u), all of which mean “luck,” “joy,” “happiness,” or “bliss.”
- The meanings “blessed,” “lucky,” and “happy” can be found in names such as Ayman, Beat, Beatus, Felix, Hani, Masud, Mesut, Naïm, Onni, Said, Sajan, Lucky (u), Nara (u) and Xia (u).
- The name Fatjon means “our luck”.
- With names like Jaron and Yarin, you won’t have to worry - these names mean “full of joy” and “cry of rejoicing.”
- Yoshi simply means “good luck,” while Maddox translates to “fortunate”.
- The name Benjamin and its short form Ben signify “child of good fortune.”
- Tayo has a lovely meaning: “worth joy.”
- Dilshad or Delshad (u) will ensure happiness, as their names mean “happy heart”.
- The Turkish name Ugur (u) again signifies “good omen”.
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