Given name & surname

Lovejoy

“filled with love and joy”

Lovejoy is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “filled with love and joy.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One American interpretation is “filled with love and joy.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is American.

How it developed

From Old English lufu (“love”), from Old French ioie (“joy”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lovejoy’s family of names

Lovejoy has a related form in Lovejoi. Lovejoy has a related form in Lovejoye. Lovejoy has a related form in Lovjoi.

Walk Lovejoy’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 8

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Lovejoy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

American

Lowena

“a famous warrior”

No U.S. birth series

14% boys · 86% girls

American

Lojean

“a bravehearted woman”

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

American

Loveanna

“a gracious and loving woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Loranden

“a genius”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Lovely

“an attractive and pleasant woman”

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>99% girls

American

Loleen

“filled with joy”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Lordyn

“an enchanting woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Letsey

“one who brings joy to others”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lovejoy’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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