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Gioia / Joy (f)
Hi !!!WDYTO these names?
Gioia (JO-yah) is the Italian for Joy.In these years Gioia is fastly increasing in popularity. In 2015 it was #33 for baby girls with 1574 Gioia (the highest ever).I think that this kind of names are still augural although they are trendy.What about Joy (or every name that means 'happy, joy, serene, cheerful... in your language)?.

This message was edited 11/22/2017, 9:32 AM

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I think both Gioia and Joy are lovely, both in a slightly different way. Gioia reminds me a bit of Gaia in how it looks and I think that's because I think they have quite a similar feel to me. I think I like Joy more, especially as a middle name, but absolutely not necessarily.
As for other names with similar meanings I like, it is Felicia, Felicity, our Polish Felicja and everything related I guess, Serena, Serene and Serenity and Polish, but actually not used, I guess, or extremely rarely used name - Gaudencja, which is from Latin gaudium - joy, happiness. Apparently it also has other form - Gaudia - which is also very nice. And I like Letitia too.
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I really like the sound of Gioia, but all those vowels together look odd written down. Joy is great in the middle but I don't much like it up front. I'd worry about a Joy feeling pressure to be happy and cheerful all the time. As for names with similar meanings, I love Serena. It's such a lovely and underused name.
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Joy is...okay. It's way better in the middle, imo. But I do like Felicity.
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I knew a Gioia in college - American, but of Italian descent. I always thought her name was really cool, but from what I gather she had a heck of a time getting non-Italian Americans to spell her name correctly growing up.
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I think it's nice. I prefer Joy, but not for any reason other than familiarity.
Both are much better than Felicity, which I dislike a lot.I don't think the word "augural" works as you intend in English. "Auspicious" or "cheerful" are probably closer to what you mean. :-)

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Thank you Mirfalk! Auspicious is better
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I love Gioia and like Joy. My favorite "joy"-related name is Jocosa, which no one else seems to appreciate.ETA: Jocosa is not etymologically related to Joy, but I associate them semantically in my mind.

This message was edited 11/22/2017, 9:56 AM

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Its pretty. I like Serenity, Hope, and Joy, and thats really it for virtue names. I think Gioia is a lot better then Joy.
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