Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: harmonic (Noun). a component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency. harmonic (Adjective).
The majority, however, come from people who are just beginning to look at their family tree and hope that learning the origin of their last name will give them insight into where their family originally came from. Last names aren't always as simple as they sound, however. Kerry, for example, is an Irish surname.
Last name: Joy. Recorded in several spellings including Joy, Joie, Joye, Joyes, and the dialectals Goy, Goye, and Goys, this is an English surname. However it derives from the Old French word joie meaning joy, and was originally given as either a baptismal name of endearment or as a nickname to a joyous or cheerful person. Surnames from personal names are one of the largest of all European surname groupings, whilst surnames from nicknames is similarly a popular origin.