leap for joy

and jump for joy

Fig. to jump up because one is happy; to be very happy. Tommy leapt for joy because he had won the race. We all leapt for joy when we heard the news.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Evangelina	ə-VAN-jə-lee-nə (English)	Spanish, English
Margaretha	mahr-gah-RE-tah (German)	Dutch, German
Vilmos	VEEL-mosh	Hungarian
RadosŁAwa	rah-daw-SWAH-vah	Polish
Briana	bree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə, brie-AN-ə	English
Gennady	gye-NAH-dee, gee-NAH-dee	Russian