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". 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.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | Happiness |
| Other names | |
| Short form(s) | Licia, Fish, Lica, Elle, Fliss, Felly, Lish, Fia, Ellie, Flea |
| Related names | Felix, Felicity, Félicie |
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People edit
- Felicia of Sicily (fl. 1097), queen of Hungary
- Felicia of Roucy (d. 1123), queen of Aragon and Navarre
- Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947), American Brown University Philosophy professor, monthly op-ed columnist, poet and author
- Felicia Adeyoyin (1938–2021), Nigerian academic
- Felicia Barton (born 1982), an American semifinalist on the eighth season of American Idol
- Felicia Bond (born 1954), American writer and illustrator, author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
- Felicia Brabec (born c. 1974), American politician and clinical psychologist
- Felicia Brandström (born 1987), Swedish singer and one of the contestants in Swedish Idol 2006
- Felicia Brown-Edwards (born 1993), American sprinter
- Felicia Cannon, realtor and star of Big Brother 25 who was Person of the Year on Spotted Ratings in 2023
- Felicia Chin (born 1984), Singaporean actress
- Felicia Cornaro (died 1111), Venetian dogaressa and de facto politician
- Felicia Day (born 1979), American actress
- Felicia Donceanu (1931–2022), Romanian painter, sculptor, and composer
- Felicia Elizondo (1946–2021), American transgender activist
- Felicia Farr (born 1932), American actress, widow of Jack Lemmon
- Felicia Gressitt Bock (1916–2011), American scholar, translator
- Felicia Hano (born 1998), American artistic gymnast
- Felicia Browne Hemans (1793–1835), English poet
- Felicia Pearson (born 1980), American actress from The Wire
- Felicia Sorel (1903–1972), American dancer, choreographer
Fictional characters edit
- Felicia, a character in the webseries Corner Shop Show played by Lynsey Pennycooke
- Felicia, the clumsy maid in the video game Fire Emblem Fates
- Felicia, a catgirl in the Capcom video game series Darkstalkers
- Felicia, 1995 titular of cancelled RPG SNES by Tonkin House
- Felicia, an unlockable character in Myth Makers: Super Kart GP
- Felicia, 1995 character from the movie Friday who wants to borrow your VCR right quick
- Felicia, one of the titular character's children in the DreamWorks animated film Shrek Forever After
- Felicia Forrester, a character in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
- Felicia Hardy, more commonly known by her alias, Black Cat, a Marvel Comics character
- Felicia Jones, a character in the American soap opera General Hospital
- Felicia Miller, a character in Valentine's Day played by Taylor Swift
- Felicia Tilman, a character in Desperate Housewives played by Harriet Sansom Harris
Other uses edit
- Felicia, Argentina, a town in Santa Fe Province, Argentina
- Škoda Felicia, an automobile made by Czech automaker Škoda
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