Letitia

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.

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) ==People== Queen Letizia of Spain (born 1972¹), Queen of Spain Letitia Baldrige (1926–2012), American etiquette expert Letitia Carson (1814-1888), "Old Oregonian" of 1845, Black Homesteader Laetitia Casta (born 1978), French model and actress Letitia Chitty (1897–1982), English aeronautical engineer Letitia Christian Tyler (1790–1842), First Lady of the United States Letitia Dean (born 1967), English actress Letitia Dunbar-Harrison (1906–1994), Irish librarian Letitia Dzirasa (born ), American pediatrician and public health official Letitia Mumford Geer, American nurse and instrument designer Letitia Gwynne (born 1962), Northern Irish television journalist Letitia James (born 1958), American politician Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838), English poet Letitia MacTavish Hargrave (1813–1854), Canadian fur trader Letitia Dowdell Ross (1866-1952), American educator; leader of women's organizations Letitia Semple (1821–1907), American society figure and unofficial First Lady Letitia Stevenson (1843-1913), Second Lady of the United States Letitia H. Verdin (born 1970¹), American state court judge from South Carolina Letitia Vriesde (born 1964), Surinamese athlete Lutitia "Tish" Harrison Warren (born 1979), American author and Anglican priest Letitia Wright (born 1993), Guyanese-English actress Letitia Youmans (1827–1896), Canadian temperance reformer ==See also== Lettice

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