What would the name Joyia mean?
Would it just mean joy like the name Joy? It's pronounced Joy-uh.
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Joia / Joya / Gioia and so on can mean "joy" & "gem" in Judeo Spanish. It can be joy-ah or jyoh-yah
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My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
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My / are Aglaia and July

This message was edited 11/21/2005, 8:36 AM

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Yes. Joia was a fairly well-used name in medieval times.
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I knew a girl named "Joya" and yes.
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This message was edited 11/17/2005, 1:45 PM

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