_________________________________________ Carly + Phil proud parents of our four princesses: Alaina Rhoslyn (Lainey) 2.15.07, twins Georgia Carol and Natalia Lorraine (Gigi and Talia) 7.31.08, Penelope Julia (Penny) 8.25.10 and our newest littl
Joy is my older DD's mn, and that was chosen to honor DH's favorite aunt who never had kids of her own. Aunt Joy truly is a joy -- fun-loving, friendly, sweet, great sense of humor. She definitely lives up to her name.
I also know another adult Joy who has a very upbeat, optimistic personality, so I feel the name fits her as well. There's a 4-year-old Joy at DD's preschool, and while I don't know her, she always looks very happy -- just like you'd expect a Joy to look. :-)
I think Joy is nice as first name, but better as a mn only b/c I'd hate for the child to not really live up to the name if that makes sense.
Stephanie, mom to Megan Joy (nn Meg), Julianna May (nn Annie), and #3 edd 8/30/07
I voted that I prefer it for a mn (although it's very much a filler in that position, at least in my area -- PA -- and where my dh's family lives in IL). There's nothing wrong with the name itself -- my sister is Dara Joy and she loves her name -- but it tends to become ironic as a fn, in my experience. I don't know if it's the people rebelling against the name or what, but every Joy I've known has been anything but joyous. ;)
I love love love it! Don't see it a lot as a first name, but quite frequently as a middle name. First-runner-up in the name game for my little one was Bethany Joy.
I voted in the middle because I think it's a sweet name but
Joy is my older DD's mn, and that was chosen to honor DH's favorite aunt who never had kids of her own. Aunt Joy truly is a joy -- fun-loving, friendly, sweet, great sense of humor. She definitely lives up to her name.
I also know another adult Joy who has a very upbeat, optimistic personality, so I feel the name fits her as well. There's a 4-year-old Joy at DD's preschool, and while I don't know her, she always looks very happy -- just like you'd expect a Joy to look. :-)
I think Joy is nice as first name, but better as a mn only b/c I'd hate for the child to not really live up to the name if that makes sense.
Stephanie, mom to Megan Joy (nn Meg), Julianna May (nn Annie), and #3 edd 8/30/07
I voted that I prefer it for a mn (although it's very much a filler in that position, at least in my area -- PA -- and where my dh's family lives in IL). There's nothing wrong with the name itself -- my sister is Dara Joy and she loves her name -- but it tends to become ironic as a fn, in my experience. I don't know if it's the people rebelling against the name or what, but every Joy I've known has been anything but joyous. ;)
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