Joyous - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Joyous \jo-yous\ is a variant of Joyce (Latin), and the meaning of Joyous is "joy".

The baby name Joyous sounds like Joyse, Jaycie, Jaycee, Jess, Jas, Josy, Josie, Josey, Josee and Joice. Other similar baby names are Joya, Jocosa, Joye and Joyann.

Joyous is an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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