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Joy is an emotion of great happiness. An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings thoughts and behaviours Happiness is an Emotion associated with feelings ranging from contentment and satisfaction to Bliss and intense Joy. Joy can also be interpreted as a person's name.
Joy may also refer to:
Joy as a surname
- Alfred Harrison Joy, American astronomer (d. Alfred Harrison Joy ( September 23, 1882, Greenville Illinois - April 18, 1973, Pasadena California) was an Astronomer 1973)
- Bernard Joy, English footballer (d. Bernard Joy ( 29 October 1911 – 18 July 1984) was an English footballer and journalist 1984)
- Bill Joy, Computer Pioneer (William Joy)
- Brian Joy, a former English footballer
- C. Turner Joy, an admiral of the United States Navy (d. William Nelson Joy (born Nov 8, 1954) commonly known as Bill Joy, is an American Computer scientist. Brian William Joy (born February 26, 1951 in Salford, Lancashire) is an English former professional football right-back Vice Admiral Charles Turner Joy ( 17 February 1895 &ndash 6 June 1956) was an admiral of the United States Navy during 1956)
- Charles Frederick Joy, U. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=J000274 S. politician from Missouri (d. 1921)
- George William Joy, an Irish illustrator (d. George William Joy ( July 7, 1844 in Dublin Ireland &ndash October 28, 1925 in Purbrook) was an Irish 1925)
- Greg Joy, a Canadian Olympic athlete
- Henry Bourne Joy, automobile businessman (d. Gregory Andrew Joy (born April 23, 1956 in Portland Oregon) is a retired Canadian High jumper who won an Olympic silver medal Henry Bourne Joy ( November 23, 1864 in Detroit Michigan - November 6, 1936) was President of the Packard Motor Car Company 1936)
- Ian Joy, an American soccer player
- Joseph Francis Joy, American inventor and founder of Joy Mining Machinery (d. Ian Joy (born July 14, 1981 in San Diego California) is an American soccer player who is currently playing as a defender for the club Real Salt Joseph Francis Joy ( September 13, 1883 - February 1957 was born in the small mining town of Cumberland, Maryland. 1957)
- Leatrice Joy, an American silent film actress (d. Leatrice Joy ( November 7, 1893 – May 13, 1985)was an American film Actress best known for her career in the early 1985)
- Mary E. Joy, a British author and journalist (d. Mary E Joy (died 1898 was a British Journalist and author of numerous books for women 1898)
- Mike Joy, a TV sports announcer currently with NASCAR and FOX Sports
- Norman H. Joy, British coleopterist noted for his work Practical Handbook of British Beetles (d. Mike Joy (born November 25, 1949 in Chicago Illinois) is a TV sports announcer who currently serves as the lap-by-lap voice of FOX Sports Norman Humbert Joy (b 1874 d 20 January 1953) was a British Coleopterist. 1953)
- Prosenjit Joy, a cricketer from Bangladesh
- Rick Joy, an American architect
- Robert Joy, Canadian character actor
Joy as a given name
- Joy Behar, American comedian, TV host of The View, and actress
- Joy Davidman, American writer and wife of C. Prosenjit Joy is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. Rick Joy (born 1958 Maine, USA) is an American Architect. Joy studied music at the University of Maine from 1977 to 1984 before Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor Joy was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Flora Louise ( née Josephina Victoria "Joy" Behar (née Occhiuto; born October 7 1942 is an Emmy -Nominated American Comedian, Writer, Actress Helen Joy Davidman ( April 18 1915 &ndash July 13 1960) was an American Poet and Writer S. Lewis (d. 1960)
- Joy Destiny Tobing, winner of the first Indonesian Idol
- Joy Enriquez, American singer who had success in the early 2000s
- Joy Fawcett, an American soccer player
- Joy Garnett, a New York artist
- Joy Giovanni, WWE diva
- Joy Grieveson (Elizabeth Grieveson), British track and field athlete
- Joy Harjo, an American poet
- Joy Kogawa, a Canadian poet and novelist
- Joy Lauren, an American actress
- Joy Mustafi, Computer Scientist, India [1]
- Joy Ogwu, a Nigerian foreign minister
- Joy Padgett, a Republican member of the Ohio Senate
- Joy Quigley, a New Zealand politician
- Joy Smith, a Canadian politician
- Joy Turner, a fictional character on the US sitcom My Name is Earl, played by Jaime Pressly
- Joy Williams, Christian singer
- Judy-Joy Davies, an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1940s
- Joy Chang, a student
- Joy Serg, "Embargo" guild member
Literature
- Joy (novel), a 1990 novel by Marsha Hunt
- Joy (novels), series of erotic novels by Joy Laurey
- "Ode to Joy" ("An die Freude" in German), an ode written in 1785 by the German poet and historian Friedrich Schiller
- Surprised by Joy, an autobiographical work by C. Joy Tobing (born Joy Destiny Tiurma Tobing on March 20 1980 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian gospel singer and the winner of the first season Joy Charity Enriquez (born June 6, 1979 in Whittier, California) is an American singer and actress who has appeared on the television Joy Lynn Fawcett (born Joy Biefield on February 8, 1968) is an American professional soccer player Joy Garnett is an artist based in New York She studied painting at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and received her MFA from The City College Joy Giovanni (born January 20 1978 is an American actress, glamour model, and former WWE Diva. Elizabeth ("Joy" Grieveson (born October 31, 1941) is a retired Track and field athlete from England, who won the silver medal Joy Harjo (b Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 9, 1951) is an American poet musician and author of Native American ancestry Joy Nozomi Kogawa CM (born June 6, 1935) is a Canadian Poet and Novelist of Japanese descent Joy Lauren (born Lauren Joy Jorgensen on October 18, 1989 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American actress. Joy Uche Angela Ogwu (born August 23, 1946) is a former Foreign Minister of Nigeria. Joy Padgett (born 1947, Coshocton Ohio) is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 20th district. Joy Quigley, QSO ( 9 May 1948 -) also known as Joy McLauchlan, is a former New Zealand politician Joy Ann Smith (born February 20, 1947) is a Canadian politician My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. Judy-Joy Davies (born 5 June 1928) was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke Joy (1990 is a novel by Marsha Hunt about the relationship between two African American women which is based on Secrets Lies Joy is a series of semi-autobiographical erotic novels by Joy Laurey, who shares the name of the main character in the books " To Joy " ( An die Freude in German, in English often familiarly called the Ode to Joy) is an Ode written in Surprised by Joy The Shape of My Early Life is a partial Autobiography published by C S. Lewis
- The Joy of Sex, an illustrated sex manual by Alex Comfort, M. The Joy of Sex was an illustrated Sex manual by Alex Comfort, M D. , Ph. D.
Music
- The fourth and final movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, also called "Ode to Joy"; inspired by the poem of Schiller
- Joy to the World (disambiguation), the title of a Christmas carol and several other songs
- Joy (album), the final album by The Skids
- Joy (EP), a three-song EP by American punk band the Minutemen
- Joy (The Stalin), the first album by Japanese punk rock band The Stalin
- Joy (Avalon album), a holiday album by Avalon
- Joy (Paul King album), the one solo album by Paul King
- "Joy", a single by experimental group Psychic TV
- Joy and Joy, a single and album by Japanese singer Yuki Isoya
- "Joy", a song by Against Me! from their album Searching for a Former Clarity
- "Joy", a song by Lucinda Williams on her album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
- "Joy", a song by François Feldman on his album Indigo
- "Joy", a song by VNV Nation on their album Praise the Fallen
- "Joy", a song by Mick Jagger on his album Goddess in the Doorway
- "Joy", a song by Soul II Soul on their album Just Right Vol. The Symphony No 9 in D minor Op 125 "Choral" is the last complete Symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Joy is the final Album by the Scottish band The Skids. It was the fourth studio record and their first after the departure of signature Joy is a three-song seven-inch EP by The Minutemen. Recorded not long after the release of their first EP Paranoid Time, it was the Joy is the first album by Japanese punk group Stalin released in 1989 February 25. Joy A Christmas Collection is Avalon's fourth release and their first Christmas album Joy is the only solo Album by British singer Paul King, released in 1987 on CBS label, after King Joy is a 12" vinyl single by Psychic TV. Although the album is credited to different sources they are all aliases of Psychic TV (better known as Yuki) (born on February 17, 1972) is one of Japan 's most notable female vocalists Searching For A Former Clarity is Against Me! 's third full length album and the follow-up to the controversial As The Eternal Cowboy, an Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and Country music singer and songwriter Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is the 1998 album by Singer-songwriter and Guitarist Lucinda Williams, her fifth professional release François Feldman (born 23 May 1958) is a French Singer. A well established star in France Feldman had his best known hits with " VNV Nation are an Electronic music band originally from Wexford and London, now based in Hamburg, that combines elements of trance Praise The Fallen (also known as PTF2012) is an album by VNV Nation, released in 1999 Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Goddess in the Doorway is the fourth Solo album by Mick Jagger and was released in 2001 Soul II Soul is a 2-time Grammy winning act that emerged at the end of the 1980s from London. III
- Joy, an Italo Disco Austrian band, well known for their hit Touch By Touch (1985)
- "Joy", a French electronic music band. Joy is 80's Euro-pop band from Austria, best known for their biggest hit Touch By Touch. Italo-Disco, is a very wide term that describes the 80's non UK European Disco productions Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
- Joy Division, a band from the United Kingdom
- Joy Electric, a one-man electropop/synth pop/Christian group consisting of Ronnie Martin
- Joy Records, a record label
Joy as place name
- Joy, Illinois, a village in the United States
- Joys Green, a village in Gloucestershire, England
- Joy Range, a mountain range on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada
- Port La-Joye / Fort Amherst, French for "Port of Joy", located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Several places called Mount Joy
Miscellaneous
- Joy Buzzer, a practical joke device
- Joy (programming language), a concatenative functional language
- Joy Melbourne, a radio station in Melbourne, Australia
- Joy dishwashing liquid, a brand name of detergent products produced by Procter & Gamble
- The Joy of Painting, a television program hosted by Bob Ross
- Joystick, a computer game control device
- Nurse Joy, a set of similar looking characters from the fictional Pokémon franchise that operate the Pokémon Centers. Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Joy Electric is a one-man Electropop / Synth pop group consisting of Ronnie Martin. Joy Records was a New York Record label and was owned by Hal and Mariam Weiss Joy is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 373 at the 2000 census Joy's Green is a Village in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England. The Joy Range is one of the northern Mountain ranges in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera along with the nearby Princess Margaret Range, located A joy buzzer is a Practical joke device that consists of a coiled spring inside a disc worn in the palm of the hand The Joy programming language is a purely Functional programming language that was produced by Manfred von Thun of La Trobe University in Melbourne, JOY 949 (call sign 3JOY) broadcasting at 949 FM in Melbourne, is Australia 's first and only Gay and Lesbian The Joy of Painting was an American Television show hosted by Bob Ross that taught viewers basic techniques for landscape oil painting A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling
- USS Daniel A Joy (DE 585), a rudderow class destroyer
- USS Turner Joy (DD-951), a US Navy destroyer named after C. Namesake Daniel A Joy was named in honor of Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Daniel Albert Joy USNR Pre-Vietnam War operational duty Following a pre-shakedown goodwill cruise to Central and South American ports and shakedown out of San Diego, Turner Joy (above)
Dictionary
joy
-noun
- (uncountable) The feeling of happiness, extreme cheerfulness.
- (countable) An activity etc which causes this feeling.
-verb
- (intransitive) To feel joy, to rejoice.
Joy
-proper noun
- A female given name.
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