Happy Name Generator

Names that mean happy, joy and laughter

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Generate names that mean happy, joy or laughter: Felix, Felicity, Asher, Farah, Anand, Allegra and Ayo, their forms in other languages such as Feliks, Letizia and Hilaire, and cheerful surnames like Merriman, Fröhlich and Allegri. The list holds 1,000 names for babies, characters and pets.

About happy names

Happiness is one of the oldest wishes parents put into a name. Felix was a Roman byname meaning lucky or happy, Isaac comes from the Hebrew for "he laughs", Asher is Hebrew for happy, Farah is Arabic for joy, Anand is Sanskrit for bliss and Ayo is Yoruba for joy. This list gathers 1,000 names of that kind: given names, their forms in other languages, short forms, and surnames built on a word for glad, merry or cheerful.

Many languages use one word for happy and lucky, which is why Felix, Said, Onni and Lykke sit beside Fortunato and Glück. The Latin families run long because every European language reshaped them: Hilary, Hilaire, Ilario and Illarion all go back to one Greek and Latin word for cheerful, and Letitia, Letizia and Leticia to the Latin laetitia, gladness. Southern African names are often whole phrases, such as Jabulani (rejoice) and Tafara (we are happy). Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese names depend on the characters chosen: Sachiko and Yukio are often written with the character for happiness, and Xinyi and Jiale with characters for joy, but the same sounds can be written in other ways.

Surnames are mixed in too. Merriman, Lovejoy, Fröhlich, Allegri, Veselý and Šťastný all began as nicknames for a cheerful or fortunate person.

How to choose happy names

Pick the sense you want first. Felix, Said and Onni carry luck as well as happiness, Isaac and Güler are about laughter, Basma and Smita mean a smile, and Anand and Nityananda point to a calm, lasting bliss.
For a baby name, say it aloud with the surname and look the meaning up in a second source. With Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese names, ask a speaker which characters give the happy meaning, because Yuki can also be written as snow.
In fiction a happy name works plainly or against type: a grim mercenary called Hilario or a tired clerk called Gaudenzio carries a quiet joke for readers who know the root.
Names from living traditions carry more than a translation. Yoruba names such as Ayodele (joy has come home) and Ekundayo (weeping has turned to joy) tell the story of a birth, so read about the custom before you borrow one.
Use the short forms for everyday wear: Flick and Fliss for Felicity, Bea and Trixie for Beatrice, Lettie for Letitia, Jabu for Jabulani and Dayo for Temidayo.

Frequently asked questions

What names mean happy?

Felix (Latin), Asher (Hebrew), Said and Farhan (Arabic), Mutlu (Turkish), Anand and Harsha (Sanskrit), Ayo (Yoruba) and Thabo (Sotho and Tswana) all mean happy, joy or joyful. Felicity, Letitia, Allegra, Farah, Aliza and Anandi are established girls' names with the same meaning.

Which names mean laughter or a smile?

Isaac comes from the Hebrew for "he laughs", and Yitzhak, Isak and Ishaq are forms of it. Güler and Gülen are Turkish names built on the verb to laugh, and Handan and Hande come from the Persian for laughing and laughter. Basma, Ibtisam, Tabassum, Smita and Muskan all mean a smile.

Why are lucky names such as Fortunato on a happy list?

Many languages do not separate the two ideas. Latin felix, Arabic sa'id, Finnish onni, Danish lykke and German Glück each cover both happy and lucky, so Felix, Said, Onni, Lykke and Glück belong here, and Fortunato, Fausto and Ventura come from words for good fortune that also describe a happy event or a happy lot in life.

Are all of these real names?

The aim is a list of real given names, short forms and surnames, with nothing invented to sound happy. Names with a popular but doubtful happy meaning, such as Joyce and Gladys, were left out. The list was de-duplicated, and no list of this size is free of error, so look a name up in a name dictionary before you settle on it.

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A: 61 names

Abbie
Abhinandan
Abigail
Adedayo
Afrah
Aghogho
Ahlad
Alaia
Alaitz
Alegra
Alegre
Alegret
Alegría
Ælfwynn
Aliza
Allegra
Allègre
Allegretti
Allegrezza
Allegri
Allegrini
Allegrucci
Amod
Anand
Ananda
Anandamayi
Anandan
Anandavardhana
Anandi
Anandini

A, continued

Anandita
Anuli
Anulika
Anuri
Asaad
Ascher
Asher
Æthelwynn
Auvo
Avigail
Ayo
Ayoade
Ayobami
Ayobamidele
Ayobola
Ayodeji
Ayodele
Ayodimeji
Ayokunle
Ayokunnumi
Ayomide
Ayomikun
Ayomiposi
Ayoola
Ayooluwa
Ayorinde
Ayotola
Ayotomiwa
Ayotunde
Ayowale
Ayşen

B: 70 names

Bahagia
Bahij
Bahija
Bahja
Bahjat
Bahtiyar
Bajabulile
Bakhytzhan
Bakyt
Bakytbek
Bảo Hân
Basim
Basima
Basma
Bassam
Baxtiyor
Bayar
Bayasgalan
Bea
Beat
Beata
Beate
Beati
Beato
Beatrica
Beatrice
Beatrijs
Beatrisa
Beatrise
Beatriu
Beatrix
Beatriz
Beatrycze
Beatus
Begench

B, continued

Behçet
Behiç
Behice
Behija
Beitris
Besim
Besime
Betrys
Bice
Binod
Birşen
Bishr
Blahoslav
Blažena
Blaženka
Blaženko
Bligh
Blijleven
Bliss
Blyth
Blythe
Boaventura
Bódog
Boipelo
Boitumelo
Boldog
Bonaventura
Bonaventure
Bonheur
Brahmananda
Bucur
Bucura
Buenaventura
Bukayo
Byishimo

C: 8 names

Chara
Charalambos
Charmian
Chedva
Chidananda
Chimwemwe
Contente
Contenti

D: 19 names

Dakalo
Dayanand
Dayo
de Blij
Dechen
Dekyi
Delight
Delshad
Dessalegn
Desta
Devanand
Dilkhush
Dilshad
Dilshod
Ditza
Duyệt
Dzidzor
Dzidzorli
Džiugas

E: 47 names

Eden
Edna
Effrosyni
Efrosinia
Efthymia
Efthymios
Eftimie
Eftychia
Eftychios
Ekundayo
Eliran
Ellery
Esat
Esengo
Etsu
Etsuji
Etsuko
Etsumi
Etsuo
Etsuro
Etsushi
Etsuya
Etsuyo
Eufrasia
Eufrasio
Eufrosina
Eufrozyna
Euphrasia
Euphrasie
Euphrasius
Euphron
Euphrosine
Euphrosyne
Euphrosynos
Euthymia
Euthymius
Eutichio
Eutimia
Eutimio
Eutiquio
Eutyches
Eutychia
Eutychian
Eutychius
Eutychus
Evtikhy
Evtimiy

F: 116 names

Faarax
Fadzai
Fane
Farah
Farahnaz
Farai
Farhan
Farhana
Farhat
Farhatullah
Farheen
Farhiya
Fariha
Farirai
Farisai
Farkhunda
Farrokh
Farrokhzad
Farrukh
Fausta
Fausti
Faustilla
Faustin
Faustina
Faustine
Faustini
Faustino
Faustinus
Fausto
Faustulus
Faustus
Faustyn
Faustyna
Fee
Felek
Felice
Felicetta
Felicetti
Felici
Felicia
Felician
Feliciana
Feliciani
Feliciano
Felicianus
Felicidad
Felicidade
Félicie
Félicien
Félicienne
Felício
Felicissima
Felicissimus
Felicitas
Félicité
Felicity
Feliciu
Felicja

F, continued

Felicjan
Felicjana
Felicula
Felicyta
Feliks
Feliksa
Felikss
Felisa
Felisbela
Felismina
Felitsata
Feliu
Felix
Feliz
Felizardo
Felizitas
Ferah
Ferhan
Ferhunde
Ferruh
Fessehaye
Festo
Festus
Feyisayo
Fiafia
Fiefia
Fisseha
Flick
Fliss
Fortún
Fortuna
Fortunat
Fortunata
Fortunati
Fortunato
Fortunatus
Fortuné
Fortunée
Fortunio
Freud
Freude
Freudenberg
Freudenreich
Freudenstein
Freudenthal
Freudiger
Freyde
Froh
Fröhlich
Fröjd
Frosso
Fruzsi
Fruzsina
Fukuko
Fukumatsu
Fukutaro
Funmilayo
Furaha

G: 56 names

Gail
Gaillard
Gaudence
Gaudencia
Gaudencio
Gaudens
Gaudentius
Gaudenty
Gaudenz
Gaudenzi
Gaudenzia
Gaudenzio
Gaudí
Gaudino
Gaudio
Gaudiosa
Gaudiosi
Gaudioso
Gaudiosus
Gay
Gélase
Gelasio
Gelasius
Gelos
Geluk
Gemechis
Gemechu
Gia Hân
Gil
Gila
Gilat
Gili
Gilit
Gioconda
Giocondo
Gioia
Gioietta
Gioiosa
Gippeum
Giubilei
Glad
Gladman
Gladness
Gladwin
Glick
Glickman
Glück
Glückel
Glucksmann
Gökşen
Gülen
Gülenay
Güler
Güleryüz
Gülümser
Gülüş

H: 55 names

Hagos
Hân
Hana
Handan
Hande
Hạnh Phúc
Hani
Haniya
Happiness
Happy
Haralambie
Haralampi
Harka
Harsh
Harsha
Harshad
Harshada
Harshal
Harshali
Harshan
Harshana
Harshavardhan
Harshdeep
Harshika
Harshil
Harshini
Harshit
Harshita
Harshpreet
Harsono
Hasini
Hasit
Hasitha
Hasmukh
Hau'oli
Hilaire
Hilara
Hilari
Hilaria
Hilarião
Hilarij
Hilarinus
Hilario
Hilarion
Hilaritas
Hilarius
Hilarus
Hilary
Hoan
Hồng Phúc
Huanhuan
Huanxin
Hürrem
Hwan-hee
Hỷ

I: 37 names

Ibtihaj
Ibtisam
Idara
Idaraobong
Idunnu
Idunnuoluwa
Ifedayo
Iikka
Iisakki
Ike
Ilar
Ilari
Ilaria
Ilarie
Ilario
Ilarion
Ilarione
Illarion
Ilola
Ilomäki
Ilonen
Inba
Inban
Inbaraj
Inemesit
Inumidun
Ipeleng
Isaac
Isaak
Isacco
Isak
Isaque
Ishaq
Ishrat
Itumeleng
Itzik
Izsák

J: 24 names

Jabu
Jabulani
Jabulile
Jabulisile
Jargal
Jevtimije
Jiale
Jiaxin
Jiayue
Jingyi
Joconde
Jocosa
Joie
Jolivet
Jolley
Jolliffe
Jolly
Joly
Joy
Joyeux
Jubilee
Jucunda
Jucundus
Jukunda

K: 47 names

Ka-lok
Kaile
Kaixin
Kalea
Kasem
Kayode
Kazuyuki
Keitumetse
Kexin
Khả Hân
Khandan
Khánh
Kharlampy
Khorram
Khoshbakht
Khurram
Khursand
Khushal
Khushali
Khushbakht
Khushdeep
Khushdil
Khushi
Khushnood
Khushpreet
Khushwant
Kiese
Kihachi
Kihachiro
Kihei
Kiichi
Kiichiro
Kijuro
Kinosuke
Kisaburo
Kisuke
Kıvanç
Kizaemon
Kokichi
Kondwani
Konosuke
Koshiro
Kuandyk
Kuanysh
Kubanych
Kubanychbek
Kunga

L: 51 names

Labkhand
Lạc
Laeta
Laetantius
Laetitia
Laetus
Laima
Laimdota
Laimis
Laimonas
Laimonis
Laimutė
Laixi
Lajoie
Lari
Larion
Latisha
Le'a
Ledicia
Legay
Leitis
Lele
Lethabo
Letian
Leticia
Letitia
Letizia
Letizio
Lettice
Lettie
Letycja
Levenez
Lexin
Leyi
Lheureux
Lieta
Lieto
Ligaya
Līksma
Liran
Liron
Lirona
Lok-yi
Lovejoy
Lowen
Lowena
Lustig
Luvuyo
Lykke
Lykkeberg
Lykkegaard

M: 45 names

Macaire
Macaria
Macarie
Macario
Macarius
Magizhan
Makar
Makarios
Makary
Maligaya
Manoranjan
Marnina
Masarra
Masayuki
Masrur
Masud
Masuda
Mathabo
Mayowa
Meriwether
Merrily
Merriman
Merriweather
Merry
Meserret
Mesrur
Mesrure
Mesud
Mesude
Mesut
Miyuki
Morayo
Mthabisi
Mudit
Mudita
Mufaro
Mufarowashe
Munezero
Mừng
Munter
Musarrat
Muskan
Mutlu
Mutluer
Mvuyisi

N: 31 names

Naim
Naima
Nanda
Nandan
Nandana
Nandi
Nandini
Nandita
Nashwa
Nashwan
Neşe
Neşeli
Neshat
Ngọc Hân
Nityananda
Njabuliso
Njabulo
Nokuthaba
Nokuthokoza
Nomvuyo
Nonjabulo
Nontokozo
Nothabo
Nsansa
Nthabeleng
Nthabiseng
Ntokozo
Ntsakisi
Ntsako
Nurşen
Nyakallo

O: 13 names

Oghogho
Oladayo
Olamidayo
Omotayo
Õnne
Onnela
Õnnepalu
Onni
Onninen
Osher
Oshrat
Oshri
Özmutlu

P: 21 names

Paramananda
Paritosh
Parmanand
Peli
Phúc
Phước
Pleasance
Potekhin
Praharsh
Pramod
Pramoda
Pramodini
Pramodya
Pramote
Pramuditha
Prasanna
Preeda
Premananda
Pulak
Pulkit
Pyone

Q: 2 names

Quvonch
Quvondiq

R: 60 names

Rada
Radan
Radana
Rade
Radek
Radenko
Radi
Radim
Radina
Radinka
Radiša
Radivoj
Radivoje
Radka
Radko
Radmila
Radmilo
Radogost
Radoje
Radojka
Radojko
Radomil
Radomir
Radomira
Radonja
Radoš
Radosav
Radoslav
Radoslava
Radosław
Radost
Radosta
Radostin
Radostina
Radosveta
Radovan
Radu
Răducu
Radúz
Ramanand
Ranit
Ranjan
Ranjana
Reitumetse
Rejoice
Renana
Rethabile
Ria
Riemu
Rina
Rinat
Risueño
Ron
Ronel
Ronen
Roni
Ronit
Ronli
Rõõmus
Rufaro

S: 126 names

Saad
Saadat
Saadeh
Saadet
Saadi
Saadia
Saadoun
Sachi
Sachie
Sachiho
Sachika
Sachiko
Sachio
Sachiyo
Sadananda
Sadettin
Şadiye
Sahajanand
Sahak
Said
Saida
Sait
Samran
Sananda
Santosh
Santoshi
Saodat
Sasmita
Sasson
Sassoon
Satchidananda
Satyanand
Saud
Schastlivtsev
Schastlivy
Schastny
Sead
Sealey
Seely
Sekani
Selig
Seliger

S, continued

Seligmann
Şen
Şenay
Şenel
Şener
Şengör
Şengül
Şengün
Şennur
Şenocak
Şenol
Şensoy
Şentürk
Şenyüz
Sevin
Sevinç
Sevinch
Sevindik
Sevinj
Shad
Shadan
Shadi
Shadman
Shadmehr
Shatlyk
Shattyk
Shchasnyi
Shivanand
Shodi
Shodiya
Shodiyor
Shodmon
Shuangxi
Sijabulile
Simcha
Simhon
Sithabile
Sithabiso
Sithokozile
Sivuyile
Siyue
Smekhov

S, continued

Smíšek
Smit
Smita
Sok
Sokha
Srećko
Sreten
Ssanyu
Šťastný
Suad
Suada
Suat
Suhas
Suhasini
Sukhada
Sukhamoy
Sukhbir
Sukhchain
Sukhdeep
Sukhdev
Sukhen
Sukhjinder
Sukhjit
Sukhlal
Sukhleen
Sukhman
Sukhmani
Sukhmeet
Sukhpal
Sukhpreet
Sukhraj
Sukhram
Sukhwinder
Sum-yi
Sunanda
Sunny
Sướng
Surur
Sushmita
Szczęsna
Szczęśniak
Szczęsny

T: 33 names

Tabassum
Tabo
Tafadzwa
Tafara
Tait
Takalani
Tarub
Teitr
Teitur
Temidayo
Thabang
Thabani
Thabile
Thabisa
Thabisile
Thabiso
Thabo
Thokoza
Thokozani
Thokozile
Thymios
Tianle
Tinofara
Tisha
Titilayo
Tofara
Trix
Trixie
Tsakane
Tsakani
Tsengel
Tumi
Türkşen

U: 5 names

Ulhas
Ullas
Ulybin
Ulybyshev
Ureshino

V: 31 names

Ventura
Venturelli
Venturi
Venturini
Vesela
Veselago
Veselin
Veselina
Veselka
Veselko
Veselov
Veselovsky
Veselý
Vesko
Vesyolkin
Vidor
Víg
Vinod
Vinoda
Vreugdenhil
Vrolijk
Vui
Vuyani
Vuyelwa
Vuyisa
Vuyiseka
Vuyisile
Vuyiswa
Vuyo
Vuyokazi
Vuyolwethu

W: 11 names

Welgemoed
Wesołek
Wesołowski
Wesoły
Wing-lok
Winsome
Wohlgemuth
Wynflæd
Wynfrith
Wynnebald
Wynsige

X: 8 names

Xi'er
Xiaole
Xingfu
Xinle
Xinran
Xinxin
Xinyi
Xinyue

Y: 18 names

Yagil
Yaron
Yefim
Yefrosinya
Yile
Yiran
Yitzhak
Yixin
Yueyue
Yuki
Yukie
Yukihiko
Yukihiro
Yukiko
Yukinori
Yukio
Yukiyoshi
Yuxin

Z: 5 names

Zabava
Zelig
Zixin
Zorion
Zorione