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Joy

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moulesfrites · 05/08/2008 06:58

Opinions please. I love it because of the last line of the children's novel Skellig by David Almond...

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choosyfloosy · 05/08/2008 22:56

I knew a Serena Joy at school and I have to say I prefer the names that way round. Agree with Flirty re Jocelyn too. Also Julian can be a girls' name which I think is waaaaaaay cool.

alysonpeaches · 05/08/2008 19:15

Its my middle name and Im not keen.

Cies · 05/08/2008 17:31

Mmmmm, it's my dsis's middle name. She said everyone at school took the piss out of her for it. And what happens if she's not joyful?

IM(very personal)O Joy, Grace, Patience, Hope, Charity etc etc are asking a bit too much of a poor little child.

girlsallaround · 05/08/2008 17:30

beautiful name.

FlirtyThirty · 05/08/2008 17:28

Jocelyn...?

hw2004 · 05/08/2008 17:26

Love it

moondog · 05/08/2008 12:34

It's very nice.

pointydog · 05/08/2008 12:31

Perversely, I do quite like it.

PixelHerder · 05/08/2008 12:19

Always reminds me of the deeply sarcastic Joy in Drop the Dead Donkey - she was fabulous

Don't think many people will remember it when your Joy grows up though, so don't let that influence you!

Anna8888 · 05/08/2008 12:14

I'm afraid it conjurs up images of an Asian prostitute.

Mamazon · 05/08/2008 12:13

was at college and then Uni with a Joy.
she was lovely as is the name.

ninedragons · 05/08/2008 12:11

Beautiful and under-used.

wheresthehamster · 05/08/2008 11:31

Dd2's 3rd name. Love it. Sums her up as well. Correction - summed her up before she became a teenager!

veritas · 05/08/2008 11:17

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MmeLindt · 05/08/2008 11:16

I have an Auntie Joy too, she is lovely and pretty cheerful most of the time

PuppyMonkey · 05/08/2008 11:13

I think it's a bit middle aged really. Auntie Joy sums it up.

I prefer Bliss

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moulesfrites · 05/08/2008 11:11

Each Peach, It's something like, "In the end, we diecided to call her Joy...". The main character Micheal is talking about his baby sister who has been ill throughout the novel, but the eponymous angel Skellig has been watching over her. A beautiful novel.

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brimfull · 05/08/2008 09:58

my 16 yr old dd has a friend with this name-ti beautiful

mazzystar · 05/08/2008 09:56

my friend's little girl has it as a middle name
its pretty

Mikafan · 05/08/2008 09:54

love it, its such a happy, positive sounding name

CuckooClockWorkShy · 05/08/2008 09:53

Grace is given without a thoguht! will all those Graces be gracious ?

CuckooClockWorkShy · 05/08/2008 09:52

It's lovely. Makes a lovely change from Grace. MUCH prefer Joy.

Twinkie1 · 05/08/2008 09:52

I love it - my Auntie Joy is like my super cool trendy mum (as my mum isn't around anymore) - so she makes me smile as does her lovely name.

Tortington · 05/08/2008 09:51

snap

SammyK · 05/08/2008 09:50

my name is earl (I am picturing her now)