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Alegre Spanish, Portuguese
Nickname from alegre "bright, merry" (Latin alacer).

Amai Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."

Astruc Judeo-Provençal
Means "happy, lucky" in Occitan and Provençal (see Astruc).

Balch Welsh
From the Welsh adjective balch, which has a range of meanings—"fine", "splendid", "proud", "arrogant", "glad"—but the predominant meaning is "proud" and from this the family name probably derives.

Bar Gil Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of Bar and Gil, with the meaning of "son of Gil" or "one who is joyful".

Batmaz Turkish
Means "unsinkable, buoyant" or "cheerful, carefree" in Turkish.

Blood English
Derived from the Old English byname Blīþa (meaning "happy, blithe").

Boukouras Greek
Name of Dacian/Illyrian or Thracian origin. It means "happy". Also, see the Romanian surname Bukur

Bragg English, Welsh
From a nickname for a cheerful or lively person, derived from Middle English bragge meaning "lively, cheerful, active", also "brave, proud, arrogant".

Bucur Romanian
A ancient Romanian name of Dacian origin. It means "happy". A legendary Romanian shepherd named Bucur it is said to have founded Bucharest, the present capital or Romania, giving his name to it (The Romanian city name is Bucureşti).

Carosella Italian
From carosello "carousel, merry-go-round", possibly a nickname for a farmer, as a carousel was an allotment of grain collected by farmers. Also a type of jousting tournament.

Casabuena Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Happy House" or "House of Happiness" in Spanish, with the Spanish word "Casa", which means "House" and Buena, meaning "Happy" or "Happiness".

Chomchuen Thai
Means "congratulations" from Thai ชม (chom) meaning "see, watch, praise, admire" and ชื่น (chuen) meaning "happy, joyful, delighted".

Civelek Turkish
Means "lively, cheerful" in Turkish.

Erg Estonian
Erg is an Estonian surname derived from "ergas" meaning "cheerful" and "alert".

Fane English
From a medieval nickname for a well-disposed person (from Old English fægen "glad, willing"), or from a medieval Welsh nickname for a slim person (Welsh fain). This is the family name of the earls of Westmorland.

Farai Shona
Farai means "Rejoice, be happy".

Fayne English
The surname Fayne is derived from the Middle English words "fein," "fayn," or " fane," which all mean "glad." The name was a nickname for a happy or good-natured person.

Felice Italian
Given name Felice, which is the Italian form of Felix.... [more]

Feliz Spanish
Means “happy” or “fortunate” in Spanish.

Fraidstern Jewish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized version of Freydshtern, Yiddish for "Joyful Star" literally "Joy Star".

Fraley English (American)
Anglicized/Americanized version of the German surname "Frohlich", meaning "happy" or "cheerful".

Fröhlich German
It literally means "happy".

Fukumura Japanese
It means "Happy Village" in Japanese.

Galliard French
It resembles the French word "galliard," meaning "brave, cheerful, spirited." Marcel and Porco Galliard from Attack on Titan are known bearers of this name.

Gaye English
Possibly a nickname for a cheerful person, derived from the archaic word "gay" meaning "happy". A famous bearer was the American singer Marvin Gaye (1939-1984).

Gilmor Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the surnames Gil and Mor, means "happy myrrh" in Hebrew, also a modern Hebrew version of the surname Gilmore.

Glad Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "happy". ... [more]

Glad English
From a short form of the various Old English personal names with a first element glæd "shining, joyful". Compare Gladwin.

Glad English, Scandinavian
Nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English, Scandinavian glad "merry, jolly".

Ilomets Estonian
Ilomets is an Estonian surname meaning "merry forest".

Ilosaar Estonian
Ilosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "merry island".

Jolicoeur French (Quebec), Haitian Creole
From Old French joli "joyful, cheerful" and cuer "heart". It was originally a nickname for a cheerful person. This was a frequent French Canadian secondary surname (or dit name).

Jolly English
From the English word jolly, which is ultimately from Old French joli# ("merry, happy"). Originally a nickname for someone of a cheerful or attractive disposition.

Kaetsu Japanese
From Japanese 嘉 (Ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", and 悦 (etsu) meaning "ecstasy, joy, rapture". Other kanji combinations are possible, and can create alternate meanings.

Khorsandi Persian
Derived from Persian خرسند (khorsand) meaning "happy, content, satisfied".

Kutlu Turkish
Means "auspicious, blessed, happy, holy, lucky" in Turkish.

Labakhua Abkhaz
Abkhaz name derived from Arabic لَاحَظَ (lāḥaẓa) meaning "to notice, to look" combined with بَهِيجَة (bahīja) meaning "delightful, joyous" (see Bahija)... [more]

Leto Italian
From the personal name Leto. From Latin Laetus meaning "happy, joyful"... [more]

L'Heureux French
Means "the happy one" in French.

Light English
Nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht "light (not dark), bright, cheerful".

Maligaya Filipino, Tagalog
Means "happy, pleasant" in Tagalog.

Meriwether English
Means "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person.

Mutlu Turkish
Means "happy, glad" in Turkish.

Õnnepalu Estonian
Õnnepalu is an Estonian surname meaning "benefic/happy heath".

Papaqui Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl pakini meaning "happy".

Phasuk Thai
From Thai ผาสุก (phasuk) meaning "happy, content, comfortable".

Radolović Croatian
Possibly derived from rado lovi, meaning "glad to hunt".

Radulović Serbian
Possibly derived from rado lovi, meaning "glad to hunt".

Rodin Jewish
Metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Rode, and related to the Old Czech root rád "merry", "joyful".

Rõõmus Estonian
Rõõmus is an Estonian surname meaning "glad" or "joyful".

Saadatmand Persian
Means "happy, auspicious, blissful" in Persian.

Sadulaev Chechen
From the Arabic given name Saʼdulla meaning “happiness of Allah” from سَعِدَ (saʿida) “to be happy, to be lucky” combined with Allah.

Saensuk Thai
From Thai แสน (saen) meaning "very, extremely" and สุข (suk) meaning "happy, pleased".

Sealy English
Derived from Old English sælig "blessed, fortunate, prosperous, happy" and was used as a term to describe someone with a cheerful, happy disposition.

Seely Medieval English
Means "Blessed", "Happy", and/or "Lucky." By adding an Un- to Seely makes it "Unblessed", "Unhappy", and/or "Unholy." Used primarily in Northern England and Southern Scotland during the Middle English period but is derived from the Old English sǣl and gesǣlig... [more]

Şen Turkish
Means "happy, cheerful" in Turkish.

Şengül Turkish
From Turkish şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and gül meaning "rose".

Şentürk Turkish
From Turkish şen meaning "happy, cheerful" and Türk meaning "Turk".

Sok Khmer
Means "healthy, peaceful, happy, pleasant" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).

Suksamran Thai
From Thai สุข (suk) meaning "joy, delight" and สำราญ (samran) meaning "happy, joyful".

Tafara Shona
Tafara means "We are happy or we rejoice". It is a name of rejoicing

Vadeboncœur French (Quebec)
From the French phrase va de bon cœur meaning "go with a good (merry) heart". This was a secondary surname, common among soldiers in colonial French Canada, which has been adopted as a principal surname.

Vasey English
Derived from the Norman french word enveisie "playful, merry"

Vassie French, English
Meaning "playful or merry" for a cheerful person.

Vig Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian víg "happy, cheerful".

Vigh Hungarian
Variant of Vig, a surname derived from Hungarian víg "happy, cheerful".

Wirsig German
Means "happy" in German.

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