Felicity

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Felicity means “happiness,” “good fortune,” or “success.”
Pronunciation
The name Felicity is pronounced “fuh-LIS-uh-tee.”
fə-LIS-i-tee
Popularity
Felicity is a moderately popular name in the world, ranking at #488 in popularity in the United States in 2021.

cartoon of the name Felicity
Cartoon of Felicity

Felicity Name meanings & History

The name Felicity has Latin roots and comes from the word Felicitas, which means “happiness” or “good fortune.” The name was first used by early Christians as a reference to the concept of joy and happiness in the afterlife. Felicity means “happiness,” “good fortune,” or “success.”. From the English word felicity meaning "happiness", which ultimately derives from Latin felicitas "good luck". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans around the 17th century. It can sometimes be used as an English form of the Latin name Felicitas. This name jumped in popularity in the United States after the premiere of the television series Felicity in 1998. It is more common in the United Kingdom. Felicity is primarily used as a first name for girls.

Zodiac Sign of Felicity: Friendly Leo

Synonyms of Felicity:

F: Festive,Friendly,Fun-loving,Fiery

E: Entertain,Enlighten,Expressive,Environment,Exaggerate,Enliven

L: Lazy,Lovely,Liaison,Luscious,Lover,Languid,Legal

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

C: Choice,Clever,Copycat,Curious,Chatty,Candid,Cute

T: Talkative,Truth,Testy,Touchy,Doubting Thomas,Tacky,Tireless

Y: Yin/Yang,Yen/money,Youth-giving

Felicity is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Felicity include Felicity Huffman, an American actress, and Felicity Jones, a British actress.

2.) Felicity (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) happy girl

Other Forms: Felice, Felicite, Felicitee, Felisitee


3.) Felicity (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: Happy; fortunate

Other Forms: Feliciti, Felicitie


4.) Felicity (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) a form of Felicia.

Other Forms: Falicitee, Falicitey, Faliciti, Falicitia, Falicitie, Falicity, Félicité, Felicitee, Felicitey, Feliciti, Felicitia, Felicitie, Felisity, Felycytee, Felycytey, Felycyti, Felycytie, Felycyty


5.) FELICITY (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Derived from felicity, which denotes happiness or good fortune. The name has its root in the Latin felicitas (happiness). (FEH-LIS-IH-TEE)


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