Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English, Scottish Pronounced Pron. /ˈhæ.pi/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a nickname for a fortunate person, derived from Middle English happy "fortunate, prosperous, blessed". In some cases, an Anglicized calque of any of the surnames meaning "happy, fortunate" (i.e., French L'Heureux or German Glück).