Jolly

English word name and surname

"joyful"

Jolly Origin and Meaning

The name Jolly is a girl's name meaning "joyful".

This cheerful name would be a fun seasonal choice of middle name for a child born around the holidays — or as a pet name for a dog or cat adopted during the Christmas season.

Jolly has been used as a given name sporadically, typically in relation to the surname. As a last name, Jolly is found among the English, Scottish, and French. It originated as a nickname for a positive person, derived from Middle English Old French jolif, joli, meaning "cheerful" or "pretty".