Here are some names with meanings that have to do with happiness:
- Alaia – Basque for “joyful, happy.”
- Asher – Hebrew for “happy, blessed.”
- Bahija – Arabic for “happy, glad.”
- Brosi (m) – from the Old Norse word brosa, meaning “to smile.”
- Fariha – Arabic for “happy.”
- Felix – Latin for “lucky, successful.”
- Felicity – from the Latin word felicitas, meaning “good luck.”
- Fortunato and Fortunata – from the Latin word for “fortunate.”
- Giocondo and Gioconda – from a Latin name meaning “pleasant, delightful, happy.”
- Hani – Arabic for “happy.”
- Isaac – based on a Hebrew name meaning “he will laugh.”
- Makena – Kikuyu for “happy one.”
- Macario/Macarius – ultimately based on the Greek word makar, “blessed, happy.”
- Parviz/Parvaiz – Persian for “fortunate, happy.”
- Radek (m) and Rada (f) – from the Slavic element rad, meaning “happy, willing.”
- Risa – Latin for “laugh.”
- Sikkersoq – Greenlandic for “bud” or “sprout,” but it also means “burst out laughing.”
- Teitur – from the Old Norse word teitr, meaning “cheerful, merry.”
- Zelig/Selig – Yiddish for “blessed, happy.”
Which one do you like best?
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