Joy 185918 225738926 2008-07-15T04:23:00Z Jerry 2477690 remove statement from lead that contradicts format of page {{wiktionary|joy}} {{TOCright}} '''Joy''' is an [[emotion]] of great [[happiness]]. '''Joy''' may also refer to: ==''Joy'' as a surname== * [[Alfred Harrison Joy]], American astronomer (d. 1973) * [[Bernard Joy]], English footballer (d.1984) * [[Bill Joy]], Computer Pioneer (William Joy) * [[Brian Joy]], a former English footballer * [[C. Turner Joy]], an admiral of the United States Navy (d. 1956) * [[Charles Frederick Joy]], U.S. politician from Missouri (d. 1921) * [[George William Joy]], an Irish illustrator (d.1925) * [[Greg Joy]], a Canadian Olympic athlete * [[Henry Bourne Joy]], automobile businessman (d. 1936) * [[Ian Joy]], an American soccer player * [[Joseph Francis Joy]], American inventor and founder of Joy Mining Machinery (d.1957) * [[Leatrice Joy]], an American silent film actress (d. 1985) * [[Mary E. Joy]], a British author and journalist (d. 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. 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. 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 * [[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)|''Joy'' (novel)]], a 1990 novel by Marsha Hunt * [[Joy (novels)|''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. S. Lewis * ''[[The Joy of Sex]]'', an illustrated sex manual by Alex Comfort, M.D., Ph.D. ==Music== *The fourth and final movement of Beethoven's [[Ninth Symphony#Fourth movement|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)|''Joy'' (album)]], the final album by The Skids *[[Joy (EP)|''Joy'' (EP)]], a three-song EP by American punk band the Minutemen *[[Joy (Stalin album)|''Joy'' (The Stalin)]], the first album by Japanese punk rock band The Stalin *[[Joy (Avalon album)|''Joy'' (Avalon album)]], a holiday album by Avalon *[[Joy (Paul King album)|''Joy'' (Paul King album)]], the one solo album by Paul King *[[Joy (Psychic TV album)|"Joy" (Psychic TV album)]], 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 (Soul II Soul song)]]", a song by [[Soul II Soul]] on their album ''[[Just Right Vol. III]]'' * [[Joy (band)]], an [[Italo Disco]] [[Austria|Austrian]] band, well known for their hit ''Touch By Touch'' ([[1985]]) *"Joy", a French electronic music band. * [[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. * [[USS Daniel A Joy (DE 585)|USS ''Daniel A Joy'' (DE 585)]], a rudderow class destroyer * [[USS Turner Joy (DD-951)|USS ''Turner Joy'' (DD-951)]], a US Navy destroyer named after C. 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