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happiness Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia. ...

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Joyce (name) Joyce is an Irish and French given name and surname. It is derived from the Old French masculine name ''Josse'', which derived from the Latin name ''Iudocus'', the Latinized form of the Breton name ''Judoc'' meaning "lord". The name became rare aft ...

People with the given name Joy

Joy (singer) Park Soo-young (; born September 3, 1996), known by the stage name Joy, is a South Korean singer, actress, and host. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet in August 2014. In 2017, Joy debuted as an actress and has had s ...

(born 1996), South Korean singer and member of

Red Velvet (group) Red Velvet (Korean: 레드벨벳; romanized: ''Ledeubelbet''; Japanese: レッドベルベット; romanized: ''Reddoberubetto'') is a South Korean girl group formed and managed by SM Entertainment. They originally debuted on August 1, 2014, with ...

Joy Adamson Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson ( Gessner; 20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) was a naturalist, artist and author. Her book, ''Born Free'', describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. ''Born Free'' was printed in several langua ...

(1910–1980), wildlife rehabilitator and author *

Joy Alukkas Joy Alukkas (29 October 1956) is an Indian businessman from Kerala. He is the chairman and managing director of Joyalukkas Jewellery. Early life Joy Alukkas was born in Thrissur, Kerala, on 29 October 1956. His father, Varghese Alukkas, was ...

(born 1956), Indian businessman from Kerala *

Joy Ballard Joy Ballard (born 1966) is a British head teacher. She has been prominently featured in the media discussing the potential for improvement in schools and issues with the British education system. Ballard grew up in Southampton on a council esta ...

(born 1966), British Headteacher on

Educating Cardiff ''Educating Cardiff'' is the fourth series of the British documentary television programme '' Educating'' broadcast on Channel 4. The eight-episode series was broadcast from 25 August 2015 to 13 October 2015. The documentary follows previous ins ...

* Joy Banerjee (born 1963), Bengali cinema actor * Joy Behar (born 1942), American comedian and actress * Joy Bokiri (born 1998), Nigerian women's footballer *

Joy Bryant Joy Bryant is an American actress, businesswoman and fashion model. She has appeared in numerous films and television since beginning her acting career in 2001. She has received two NAACP Image Award nominations, and one Screen Actors Guild Award ...

(born 1974), American actress *

Joy Browne Joy Browne (born Joy Oppenheim; October 24, 1944—August 27, 2016), also known as Dr. Joy, was an American talk show host, specializing in advice counselling. She hosted a nationally syndicated call-in talk show for several decades, heard ...

(1944–2016), American radio psychologist * Joy Burke (born 1990), Taiwanese-American women's basketball player * Joy Carroll Vicar who inspired

The Vicar of Dibley ''The Vicar of Dibley'' is a British sitcom which originally ran on BBC One from 10 November 1994 to 1 January 2007. It is set in a fictional small Oxfordshire village called Dibley, which is assigned a female vicar following the 1992 changes ...

Joy Cherian Dr. Joy Cherian is the first Asian American and first Indian American Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC). Joy Cherian was appointed as the Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Oppo ...

(born 1944), Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission *

Joy Crookes Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes (born 9 October 1998) is a British singer-songwriter. She incorporates details about relationships, self-reliance, her culture, her South London roots, and her identity in her music. Crookes has released three exten ...

(born 1998), British singer-songwriter *

Joy Davidman Helen Joy Davidman (18 April 1915 – 13 July 1960) was an American poet and writer. Often referred to as a child prodigy, she earned a master's degree from Columbia University in English literature at age twenty in 1935. For her book of po ...

(1915–1960), American writer and wife of C. S. Lewis * Joy Destiny Tobing (born 1980), Indonesian gospel singer * Joy Enriquez (born 1978), American singer and actress * Joy Fawcett (born 1968), American soccer player *

Joy Fleming Joy Fleming (born Erna Raad, 15 November 1944 – 27 September 2017) was a German singer. She is best known for her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1975. She performed the song " Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" and was placed seve ...

(1944–2017), German singer * Defne Joy Foster (1975–2011), Turkish actress, presenter, VJ * Joy Garnett (born 1965) Canadian-American artist * Joy Giovanni (born 1978), American actress, model, wrestler, and WWE Diva * Joy Grieveson (born 1941), British track and field athlete * Joy Paul Guilford (1897-1987), American psychologist * Joy Harjo (born 1951), American poet * Joy Kere diplomat from the Solomon Islands *

Joy Kogawa Joy Nozomi Kogawa (born June 6, 1935) is a Canadian poet and novelist of Japanese descent. Life Kogawa was born Joy Nozomi Nakayama on June 6, 1935, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to first-generation Japanese Canadians Lois Yao Nakayama a ...

(born 1935), Canadian poet and novelist * Joy Lauren (born 1989), American actress *

Joy Lofthouse Joy Lofthouse (14 February 1923 – 15 November 2017) was a British pilot having joined the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) as an ''ab initio'' pilot in December 1943. She went on to fly Spitfires and bombers for the Air Transport Auxiliary, and was ...

(1923–2017), British WW2 pilot *

Joy MacPhail Joy Kathryn MacPhail (born March 6, 1952) is a Canadian former politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1991 to 2005 and as a ...

(born 1952), Canadian politician *

Joy Mangano Joy Mangano (; born February 1, 1956) is an American inventor and entrepreneur known for inventions such as the self-wringing Miracle Mop. She was the president of Ingenious Designs, LLC, and appeared regularly on the U.S. television shopping c ...

(born 1956), American inventor, and businesswoman *

Joy Marshall The Rev. Joy Marriott Marshall (23 January 1867 – 2 September 1903) was a New Zealand Anglican clergyman and school teacher who was also a prominent tennis player, rugby footballer and cricketer. Early life and clerical career Joy Marshall ...

(1867–1903), New Zealand clergyman, teacher, tennis player, cricketer, and rugby footballer * Joy Morris (born 1970), Canadian mathematician *

Joy Morton Joy Sterling Morton (September 27, 1855 – May 10, 1934) was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding Morton Salt and establishing the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. Biography He was born on September 27, 1855 in D ...

(1855–1934), American businessman and conservationist *

Joy Mukherjee Joy Mukherjee (24 February 1939 – 9 March 2012) was an Indian actor and director. He was titled as the 'heart throb of the 1960s and 1970s'. Family background Joy Mukherjee was the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi. His father was a ...

(1939–2012), Indian film actor and director * Joy Ogwu (born 1946), Nigerian diplomat *

Joy Oladokun Joy Oladokun (born April 6, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter. Oladokun's music spans the genres of folk, R&B, rock, and pop and is influenced by her identity as a queer woman of color. She has released three studio albums: ''Carry'' (20 ...

, American singer-songwriter * Joy Padgett (born 1947), American politician * Joy Powell (born 1962), American activist * Joy Quigley (born 1948), New Zealand politician *

Joy Reid Joy-Ann M. Lomena-Reid (born December 8, 1968), known professionally as Joy Reid, is an American cable television host, MSNBC national correspondent, liberal political commentator, and author. She hosted the weekly MSNBC morning show, ''AM Joy' ...

(born 1968), American cable television host with the full name Joy-Ann M. Lomena-Reid * Joy San Buenaventura (born 1959), Filipino-born American politician *

Joy Sarkar Sourav Sarkar, popularly known as Joy Sarkar, is a Kolkata based Indian Bengali film music composer. Sarkar mainly works in Bengali cinema and albums. He composed soundtracks for ''Jodi Ekdin'' (2010), '' Accident'' (2012), '' Muktodhara'' (2 ...

, Bengali music director *

Joy Sengupta Joy Sengupta (born 14 December 1968) is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Bengali cinema as well as theatre. He is best known for his debut feature, ''Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' (1998) directed by Govind Nihalani. Sen ...

(born 1968), Indian film and stage actor *

Joy A. Thomas Joy Aloysius Thomas (1 January 1963 – 28 September 2020) was an Indian-born American information theorist, author and a Senior Data scientist at Google. He was known for his contributions to information theory and was the co-author of ''Ele ...

(1963-2020), American Indian-born informational theorist and scientist * Joy Smith (born 1947), Canadian politician *

Joy Williams (singer) Joy Elizabeth Williams (born November 14, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. The winner of four Grammy Awards, Williams has released five solo albums and four EPs since her self-titled debut in 2001. She was half of the Civil Wars duo fr ...

(born 1982), American pop singer *

Joy Williams (Australian writer) Joy Williams, born Eileen Williams and also known as Joyce Riley Williams, Joy Williams Wiradjuri, and Janaka Wiradjuri (13 September 1942 – 22 September 2006) was an Aboriginal Australian author of poetry and Indigenous rights activist. Bi ...

(1942–2006), Australian poet *

Joy Williams (American writer) Joy Williams (born February 11, 1944) is an American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. Her notable works of fiction include ''State of Grace, The Changeling,'' and ''Harrow.'' Williams has received a Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative A ...

(born 1944), American author * Joy Wolfram (born 1989), Finnish nanoscientist

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Joy The word joy refers to the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune, and is typically associated with feelings of intense, long lasting happiness. Dictionary definitions Dictionary definitions of joy typically include a sense of ...

, one of Riley Andersen's emotions and the main protagonist of Disney Pixar's '' Inside Out''. *

Nurse Joy Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health c ...

, a nurse from the Pokémon TV series. * Joy Wang, the daughter in '' Everything Everywhere All at Once'' (2022 film). Played by

Stephanie Hsu Stephanie Ann Hsu (born November 25, 1990) is an American actress. She originated the theatrical roles of Christine Canigula in '' Be More Chill'' and Karen the Computer in '' The SpongeBob Musical'', performing in the Broadway runs of both. On ...

People with the given name Joy

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