JOY IS A NICKNAME OF LATIN AND FRENCH ORIGINS. IT IS DERIVED FROM THE LATIN “GAUDIA” MEANING JOY, FROM WHICH STEMS THE FRENCH NICKNAME “JOYE” AND THE MODERN FRENCH “JOIE” AND WAS USED IN THE SAME MANNER AS “JOLLY”. AFTER IT’S INTRODUCTION BY THE NORMANS THE NAME EVOLVED AS A HEREDITARY SURNAME DURING THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY.
JOY Family Crest and Name History states origins as being Irish, but first found in Wales.
JOY IS A NICKNAME OF LATIN AND FRENCH ORIGINS. IT IS DERIVED FROM THE LATIN “GAUDIA” MEANING JOY, FROM WHICH STEMS THE FRENCH NICKNAME “JOYE” AND THE MODERN FRENCH “JOIE” AND WAS USED IN THE SAME MANNER AS “JOLLY”. AFTER IT’S INTRODUCTION BY THE NORMANS THE NAME EVOLVED AS A HEREDITARY SURNAME DURING THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY.