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South African Names Meaning Joy & Happiness

Names from across South Africa’s languages connected to joy & happiness. · 66 names

EnglishAbigail'My father is joy' — of Hebrew origin.GirlEnglishBeatriceBringer of happiness, blessed — of Latin origin.GirlEnglishBeatrixBringer of happiness, blessed — of Latin origin.GirlAfrikaansBeatrysShe who brings happiness.GirlTswanaBoipeloJoy, pride.UnisexSothoBoitumeloJoy; gladness.UnisexSothoBokangRejoice, praise.UnisexVendaDakaloHappiness; joy.UnisexEnglishFarahJoy, happiness — of Arabic origin.GirlEnglishFelicitasGood fortune, happiness — of Latin origin.GirlEnglishFelicityHappiness, good fortune — of Latin origin.GirlEnglishFelixHappy, fortunate, lucky — of Latin origin.BoyEnglishGailMy father rejoices (short form of Abigail) — of Hebrew origin.GirlEnglishGayleMy father rejoices (variant of Gail) — of Hebrew origin.GirlXhosaGcobaniBe joyful.BoyEnglishGwynethHappiness, blessedness — of Welsh origin.GirlEnglishHilaryCheerful, happy — of Latin origin.UnisexEnglishHillaryCheerful, happy — of Latin origin.GirlTswanaIpelengBe happy.UnisexTswanaItumelengBe happy; rejoice.UnisexZuluJabulaniRejoice, be happy.BoyZuluJabulileShe is happy.GirlZuluJabulisileShe has brought joy.GirlEnglishJoyJoy, delight — of Latin (via Old French) origin.GirlTswanaKeitumetseI am happy, thankful.UnisexSothoLethaboJoy, happiness.UnisexEnglishLetitiaJoy, gladness — of Latin origin.GirlAfrikaansLettieJoy, gladness; from Letitia.GirlXhosaLonwaboHappiness; contentment.UnisexZuluMthokozisiOne who brings joy.BoyZuluNjabuloHappiness; joy.UnisexXhosaNoluvuyoWith joy.GirlZuluNonjabuloHappiness.GirlZuluNontokozoJoy.GirlSothoNthabiMake me happy.GirlSothoNthabisengMake me happy.GirlZuluNtokozoJoy, happiness.UnisexSothoNyakalloJoy.UnisexSothoRethabileWe are happy.UnisexEnglishRowenaFame and joy — of Germanic origin.GirlNdebeleSithabileWe are happy.UnisexNdebeleSithabisileWe are very happy.GirlXhosaSivuyileWe are happy.GirlXhosaSonwabileHappy.BoyXhosaSonwaboHappiness.BoyZuluSthokozileShe is grateful, joyful.GirlVendaTakalaniRejoice; be happy.UnisexTswanaThabangBe happy.UnisexZuluThabaniBe happy.BoySwatiThabileJoyful.GirlZuluThabisaBring joy.GirlZuluThabisileHas brought joy.GirlSwatiThabisoBringer of joy.BoyZuluThaboJoy; happiness.BoySwatiThabsileHappy, gladdened.GirlZuluThokozileShe brings joy.GirlXhosaVuyaniBe glad.BoyXhosaVuyelwaRejoiced for.UnisexXhosaVuyisekaBe made happy.UnisexXhosaVuyisileBringing joy.UnisexZuluVuyiswaOne who brings joy.GirlXhosaVuyoJoy; happiness.UnisexXhosaVuyokaziGreat joy; happiness.GirlEnglishWinifredBlessed reconciliation / joy and peace — of Welsh origin.GirlEnglishWinstonJoy stone / friend's town — of Old English origin.BoyXhosaZukiswaThe one who brings happiness.Boy