Felicia biography

Felicia

Female given name

For other uses, see Felicia (disambiguation).

GenderFemale
Word/nameLatin
MeaningHappiness
Short form(s)Licia, Fish, Lica, Elle, Fliss, Felly, Lish, Fia, Ellie, Flea, Feli
Related namesFelix, Felicity, Félicie

The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective felix, meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form felicia it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase tempora felicia, "happy times".

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The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of uncertain origin. It is associated with saints, poets, astronomical objects, plant genera, fictional characters, and animals, especially cats.

People

  • Felicia of Sicily (fl. 1097), queen of Hungary
  • Felicia of Roucy (d. 1123), queen of Aragon and Navarre
  • Felicia Abban (1936/1937–2024), Ghanaian photographer
  • Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947), American Brown UniversityPhilosophy professor, monthly op-e felicia biography4 DOSOC