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First name for baby with mn Joy

31 replies

Beth191 · 07/07/2024 22:52

Joy is a non negotiable middle name for baby girl due soon - we absolutely can't decide on a first name and keep going back and forth. I won't give examples of what we like because basically we don't know what we like!

So if you were naming a baby girl right now and her middle name was to be Joy, what would you call her?

Looking for inspiration here haha thank you!

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Theoldwoman · 08/07/2024 14:20

My daughters best friend is Ella Joy which I absolutely adore.

Zara Joy
Frances Joy
Tessa Joy
Kirsa Joy
Rhiannon Joy
Penelope Joy
Alice Joy
Isla Joy
Annabel Joy
Ursula Joy
Nina Joy
Amelia Joy

Twazique · 08/07/2024 14:11

Josephine Joy
Juliana Joy
Juliette Joy

user1492757084 · 08/07/2024 13:58

Joy is a lovely middle name.

Charlotte Joy
Camilla Joy
Alanna Joy
Matilda Joy
Ella Joy
Philippa Joy
Rosemary Joy
Sophia Joy
Johanna Joy

blitzen · 08/07/2024 13:41

Josephine Joy
Juliette Joy

Workawayxx · 08/07/2024 13:39

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 08/07/2024 13:35

Were the two pp suggesting Serena Joy deliberately aiming for a Handmaid's Tale reference? She is not a namesake that I would choose for my own daughter.

Oops, I haven’t read/seen a Handmaid’s tale so hadn’t realised there was a link!

Daisiesonmyumbrella · 08/07/2024 13:39

Evelyn

Madeleine

Penelope

Felicity

Opaline

Evangeline

Louisa

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 08/07/2024 13:35

Were the two pp suggesting Serena Joy deliberately aiming for a Handmaid's Tale reference? She is not a namesake that I would choose for my own daughter.

Fontainebleau007 · 08/07/2024 13:34

Elizabeth Joy
Eloise Joy
Mabel Joy
Willow Joy
Violet Joy
Louisa Joy
Caitlin Joy
Hannah Joy
Lottie Joy
Amara Joy
Ella Joy
Lyra Joy
Charlotte Joy
Rebecca Joy
Sophie Joy
Emily Joy

Sundaysunshine21 · 08/07/2024 13:19

Maybe try to work out what you like by categorising names and seeing where the most you like are, some example categories below, obviously the categories will overlap but could be a good starting point!

Longer names (often more traditional) with lots of nickname options:

Elizabeth Joy
Clementine Joy
Isabella Joy
Arabella Joy
Isobel/Isabelle Joy
Charlotte Joy
Marianne Joy
Alexandra Joy
Emmeline Joy

Nature inspired names:

Willow Joy
Luna Joy
Summer Joy
Violet Joy
Daisy Joy
Hazel Joy
Heather Joy
Lily Joy

Modern classics:

Sophia/Sophie Joy
Emily Joy
Amelia Joy
Olivia Joy
Alice Joy

Current trends:

Evie Joy
Ava Joy
Mia Joy
Isla Joy
Ella Joy
Sienna Joy
Ottilie Joy

Shakespearean names:

Imogen Joy
Ophelia Joy
Beatrice Joy
Adriana Joy
Celia Joy

NuffSaidSam · 08/07/2024 12:56

Phoebe
Penelope
Elizabeth

But just really because I like those names and I think almost anything goes with Joy as a middle name.

I'd maybe be tempted to go for a J name and use JJ as a nickname.

Jessica Joy
Juno Joy

DramaAlpaca · 08/07/2024 12:49

Ha! Nice cross post with @Overtheatlantic there!

DramaAlpaca · 08/07/2024 12:48

Joy is a lovely name and quite easy to pair as a middle name as all the options people have suggested above show.

My friend has an Isabella Joy, which I think is gorgeous.

Overtheatlantic · 08/07/2024 12:48

Isabella Joy

Firsttimebabymummy · 08/07/2024 12:46

Mumofgirls2017 · 08/07/2024 11:03

Joy goes with almost anything!

matilda joy
juniper joy
athena joy
annabelle joy
iris joy
delilah joy
daisy joy
clara joy
piper joy
callie joy
zelda joy
tallulah joy
clementine joy
dorothy joy

Juniper Joy is lovely!

Mumofgirls2017 · 08/07/2024 11:03

Joy goes with almost anything!

matilda joy
juniper joy
athena joy
annabelle joy
iris joy
delilah joy
daisy joy
clara joy
piper joy
callie joy
zelda joy
tallulah joy
clementine joy
dorothy joy

Workawayxx · 08/07/2024 10:19

Joy is a lovely middle name choice. I prefer the sound of names that end in “a” before it as a hard sound at the end of the first name doesn’t work with the “J” and a first name that ends in “y” sound doesn’t work with the “y” at the end of Joy to my ears. I’m really fussy about sounds and flow though!

Serena Joy
Sienna Joy
Cecilia Joy
Clara Joy
Emma Joy
Eliza Joy

Cattery · 08/07/2024 10:11

Lola Joy

TheCultureHusks · 08/07/2024 10:08

You just need more than one syllable and everything will go fine. Even J names are fine as middle names are said so rarely. I’d suggest

Anna Joy
Mabel Joy
Beatrice Joy
Josephine Joy
Alexandra Joy

gillybombilly · 08/07/2024 10:08

Another vote for Alexandra Joy
Louisa Joy
Hannah Joy
Eden Joy

Bigearringsbigsmile · 08/07/2024 10:04

Alexandra joy

SleepingStandingUp · 08/07/2024 10:01

Agree with pp, don't worry about it going
You'll scream it at the top of your lungs when they're 14 and the music is too loud to be heard over and they've left a trail of debris in their wake. It otherwise it isn't massively used, and I think Joy would go with nearly anything

Athena Joy
Margaret Joy
Arabella Joy
Katherine Joy
Persephone Joy

If I had a baby right now, I'd call her Ariella

Yokooko · 08/07/2024 09:37

You should choose whatever first name you like the most and not worry about whether it goes with Joy. No one except new parents say peoples names out in full. As long as it doesn't sound silly together I really wouldn't worry about it.

Joy is a lovely name BTW

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 08/07/2024 09:35

Emilia Joy.
Layla Joy
Hannah Joy
Olivia Joy
Poppy Joy
Martha Joy

Firsttimebabymummy · 08/07/2024 06:31

My little girl as Alexandra Joy.

Joy was non negotiable for us too.

We also considered

Jasmine Joy (JJ nn)
Elizabeth Joy (EJ nn)
Lydia Joy (LJ nn)
Victoria Joy

There's some nice suggestions above too xx

Wonkywinky · 07/07/2024 23:39

Martha
Maeva
Maudie