I love virtue names, and both the word and the name [name_f]Joy[/name_f] have a lot of significance to me, and so would [name_f]Joy[/name_f] be a stunningly meaningful name for a little girl. It’s sweet, simple, and familiar although I’ve never met anyone called [name_f]Joy[/name_f]. It is seen as very old-fashioned here, but I love it enough that I can put that aside.
But it’s getting quite hard to find the right middle name, mainly because I feel that to balance the rhythm with a 2 syllable surname, a 3/4 syllable name is needed and none of the combinations I have come up with feel right.
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] - a little too vanilla?
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] - too repetitive!
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] - I really, really want to love this one, I really do. [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is a middle name that runs in my family and I would love to carry that on, but I just can’t get used to [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] because I feel like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] would sound so much better…
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] - probably my favourite, but I still don’t love it.
So what do you think? Can you come up with any lovely middle names?
Hmmm… I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f], and it’s funny b/c I have almost used [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] and I did heavily consider [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f], so it is hard for me to see those two the other way around. Here are some other suggestions:
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (I think this is pretty!)
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Viviane[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (I actually kind of like the sound of this)
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
Would you be wiling to name her [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] and call her [name_f]Joy[/name_f]? [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is quite nice, but [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] is so fetching.
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Adelia[/name_f] is what first popped into my head—for some reason with [name_f]Joy[/name_f] I like that rising A ending, like in [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f].
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
I do think [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] is a great option. [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]'s a classic middle for good reason.
I currently know a [name_f]Joy[/name_f] and she’s a fun, outgoing person. It’s a cool name.
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f] - if [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is too vanilla for you
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_u]Andrea[/name_u]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] is beautiful, as is [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] is also pretty—it’s a great combination either way.
I love [name_f]Joy[/name_f], too! So simple, yet so, well, joyful… Although I think [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] and [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] will keep coming back to you, here’s some other suggestions
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] Eleonor/[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_m]Hill[/name_m]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]/[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Liesel[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]/[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Serena[/name_f] (serene happiness is such a great meaning for a name)
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
I know some of these are not 3 syllable names, I hope you don’t mind!
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f] means ‘joyful’, and I find it so much prettier than [name_f]Joy[/name_f] (which is ok around [name_u]Christmas[/name_u]…my only positive association w/[name_f]Joy[/name_f] is the song ‘[name_f]Joy[/name_f] to the World’).
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f] [name_f]Lourdes[/name_f] or [name_f]Allegra[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]?
I love the name [name_f]Joy[/name_f] and think [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is a lovely combination! I’m all for family connections. Did you mention info on your surname? For instance, [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] sounds better than [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] if It even matters.
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] are two of my favourite names but I can’t help feeling like they each work better as the FN?
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] - For some reason, [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] has most of the rhythm of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] but is comparatively underused? Or am I nuts?
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Mariposa[/name_f] - I just like the juxtaposition of ‘joy’ and ‘butterfly’
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] - I feel like [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] would be more predictable (with [name_f]Lily[/name_f]- names being white-hot) but [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] has a certain charming cheeriness and isn’t something you’d expect to hear.
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] - and I saw [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] up-thread and liked that a lot too!
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
For some reason, the 3-4 syallable middle is making me feel like the name is backwards… though of the choices mentioned, I do really like [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
Other suggestions:
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] (this is my fav)
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Annalise[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
I saw someone suggest [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] and [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] and i immediatly thought:
[name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] and [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Angeline[/name_f].
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] by the way!
