Letitia
Sign in to saveLetitia is a feminine given name, of Latin origin meaning "joy, gladness". The name Letitia has many variants, including but not limited to: Lætitia from lætus (Latin), Letja (Dutch), Letizia (Italian), Leticia (Spanish), Letisya (Turkish) and Letisha or Latisha (American). The name Letitia first appeared in the form Lettice in medieval England and is derived from the Roman goddess Lætitia of gaiety, symbolic of happiness, prosperity and abundance.
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Letitia is a feminine given name, of Latin origin meaning "joy, gladness". The name Letitia has many variants, including but not limited to: Lætitia from lætus (Latin), Letja (Dutch), Letizia (Italian), Leticia (Spanish), Letisya (Turkish) and Letisha or Latisha (American). The name Letitia first appeared in the form Lettice in medieval England and is derived from the Roman goddess Lætitia of gaiety, symbolic of happiness, prosperity and abundance.
==Variants== Letícia (Portuguese, Spanish, Hungarian) Letitia (English), Spanish, Latin Letizia (Italian) Leata (English), Spanish Lätitia (German) Lätitzia (German) Tizia (German) Lätizia (German) Lattecha (Jamaican) Spanish Laetitia (French, Late Latin, German) Letizia (Italian, Corsican) Leticija (Latvian) Letiția (Romanian, Moldovan) Летиция (Russian) Летисия (Russian) Leticia (Spanish) Lelê (Portuguese) Leca (Portuguese) Letja (Dutch) Leleca (Portuguese) Tica (Portuguese) Letycja (Polish) Leitis (Scottish) Ledicia (Scottish) Leti (Spanish) Letisya (Turkish) Lezinha (Portuguese) Letisha (American) Latisha (American)
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