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 Latisha is a feminine given name. It is similar to Larissa (name), Larissa, Tisha or Letitia.
List of people with the given name
* Latisha Chan (born 1989), Taiwanese professional tennis player
* Tish Hyman, Latisha Hyman (born 1983), American m ...
(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
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
,
Hungarian)
*Letitia (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Culture, language and peoples
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
* ''English'', an Amish ter ...
),
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
,
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
*Letizia (
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
)
*Leata (
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Culture, language and peoples
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
* ''English'', an Amish ter ...
),
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
*Lätitia (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
*Lätitzia (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
*Tizia (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
*Lätizia (
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
*Lattecha (
Jamaican)
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
*
Laetitia (
French
French may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
,
Late Latin
Late Latin is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.Roberts (1996), p. 537. English dictionary definitions of Late Latin date this period from the 3rd to 6th centuries CE, and continuing into the 7th century in ...
,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
)
*
Letizia
Letizia () is a predominantly Italian feminine given name. People bearing the name Letizia include:
*Queen Letizia of Spain (born 1972), wife of King Felipe VI
*Letizia Battaglia (born 1935), Italian photographer and photojournalist
* Letizia Ber ...
(
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
,
Corsican)
*Leticija (
Latvian)
*Letiția (
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
,
Moldovan)
*Летиция (
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
)
*Летисия (
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
)
*
Leticia (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
)
*Lelê (
Portuguese)
*Leca (
Portuguese)
*Letja (
Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
* In specific terms, i ...
)
*Leleca (
Portuguese)
*Tica (
Portuguese)
*Letycja (
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
* Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
)
*Leitis (
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
)
*Ledicia (
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
)
*Leti (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
)
*Letisya (
Turkish)
*Lezinha (
Portuguese)
*Letisha (
American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, p ...
)
*
Latisha Latisha is a feminine given name. It is similar to Larissa (name), Larissa, Tisha or Letitia.
List of people with the given name
* Latisha Chan (born 1989), Taiwanese professional tennis player
* Tish Hyman, Latisha Hyman (born 1983), American m ...
(
American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, p ...
)
People
*
Queen Letizia of Spain
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (; born 15 September 1972) is List of Spanish royal consorts, Queen of Spain as the wife of King Felipe VI.
Letizia was born in Oviedo, Asturias. She worked as a journalist for ''ABC (newspaper), ABC'' and EFE before ...
(born 1972), Queen of Spain
*
Letitia Baldrige
Letitia "Tish" Baldrige (February 9, 1926 – October 29, 2012) was an American etiquette expert, public relations executive and author who was most famous for serving as Jacqueline Kennedy's Social Secretary.
Known as the "Doyenne of Deco ...
(1926–2012), American etiquette expert
*
Letitia Carson
Letitia Carson was an Oregon pioneer and one of the first African Americans to be listed as living in Oregon according to the U.S. Federal Census. In fact, she was the only black woman to successfully make a land claim in Oregon under the Homestea ...
(1814-1888), "Old Oregonian" of 1845, Black Homesteader
*
(born 1978), French model and actress
*
Letitia Chitty
Letitia Chitty (15 July 1897 – 29 September 1982) was an English engineer who became a respected structural analytical engineer, achieving several firsts for women engineers, including becoming the first female fellow of the Royal Aeronautica ...
(1897–1982), English aeronautical engineer
*
Letitia Christian Tyler
Letitia Christian Tyler ( Christian; November 12, 1790 – September 10, 1842) was the first lady of the United States from 1841 to 1842 as the first wife of President John Tyler. After meeting in 1808, the two married in 1813. She managed the ...
(1790–1842), First Lady of the United States
*
Letitia Dean
Letitia Jane Dean (born 14 November 1967) is an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 2001 to 2006, and ag ...
(born 1967), English actress
*
Letitia Dunbar-Harrison (1906–1994), Irish librarian
*
Letitia Gwynne
Letitia Fitzpatrick (born 23 January 1962, Belfast) is a journalist.
Fitzpatrick has worked for as a journalist for the Irish News, BBC NI, UTV and ACM.
Career
Fitzpatrick was a Journalist, reporter for the ''The Irish News, Irish News'' in Bel ...
(born 1962), Northern Irish television journalist
*
Letitia James
Letitia Ann "Tish" James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the 67th Attorney General of New York, attorney general of New York (NYAG), having won the 2018 New York Attorney General election, 2018 ...
(born 1958), American politician
*
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (14 August 1802 – 15 October 1838) was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L.
Landon's writings are emblematic of the transition from Romanticism to Victorian literature. Her first major b ...
(1802–1838), English poet
*
Letitia MacTavish Hargrave
Letitia MacTavish Hargrave ( – 18 September 1854) was a Scottish-born Canadian settler and socialite. The wife of Hudson's Bay Company trader James Hargrave, MacTavish-Hargrave travelled across the Canadian frontier, mainly staying at the ...
(1813–1854), Canadian fur trader
*
Letitia Dowdell Ross (1866-1952), American educator; leader of women's organizations
*
Letitia Semple
Letitia "Letty" Christian Semple (née Tyler, May 11, 1821 – December 28, 1907) was an American society lady, educator, and briefly an unofficial First Lady during her father John Tyler's presidency. The National First Ladies' Library named Sem ...
(1821–1907), American society figure and unofficial First Lady
*
Letitia Stevenson
Letitia Green Stevenson (née Green; January 8, 1843 – December 25, 1913) was the wife of Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson I, and thus second lady of the United States from 1893 to 1897.
Biography
Early life
Letitia Green was born on Januar ...
(1843-1913), Second Lady of the United States
*
Letitia H. Verdin (born 1970), American state court judge from South Carolina
*
Letitia Vriesde
Letitia Alma Vriesde (born 5 October 1964) is a former track and field athlete from Suriname, who specialised in the 800 metres but was also successful over 1500 metres. She is the first (and to date, only) sportsperson from Suriname to compete a ...
(born 1964), Surinamese athlete
*
Lutitia "Tish" Harrison Warren (born 1979), American author and Anglican priest
*
Letitia Wright
Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series ''Top Boy'', '' Coming Up'', '' Chasing Shadows'', ''Humans'', ''Doctor Who'', and ''Black Mirror''. For the lat ...
(born 1993), Guyanese-English actress
*
Letitia Youmans (1827–1896), Canadian temperance reformer
Fictional characters
* Letitia Price , ''
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence'' by
R. F. Kuang
*
Letitia Lerner
*Buddy "Letitia" Lawrence in the TV series "Family"
* Leta Lestrange in the
Fantastic Beasts
''Fantastic Beasts'' is a film series directed by David Yates and a spin-off prequel to the ''Harry Potter'' novel and film series. The series is distributed by Warner Bros and consists of three fantasy films, beginning with '' Fantastic Bea ...
films
* Letitia, Missy's mother in the film
Surviving Christmas
''Surviving Christmas'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Jennifer Ventimilia, and Joshua Sternin, based on a story by Elfont and Kaplan. It stars Ben Affleck, James ...
* Letitia M. Slighcarp, recurring villain in Joan Aiken's
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
''The Wolves of Willoughby Chase'' is a children's novel by Joan Aiken, first published in 1962. Set in an alternative history of England, it tells of the adventures of cousins Bonnie and Sylvia and their friend Simon the goose-boy as they thw ...
*Letitia Mackenzie, in the TV series ''
Outlander''
*Letitia (Dandridge) Lewis in the TV series ''
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country is a term coined for the New England setting used by H. P. Lovecraft in many of his weird fiction stories, which combines real and fictitious locations. This setting has been elaborated on by other writers working in the Cthulh ...
''
*Laetitia Prism in
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...
's play ''
The Importance of Being Earnest
''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...
''
*Laetitia Bresson in the film
Lupin III: The First
*Letitia Ketterley , The 6th book in the Chronicles of Narnia, The Magician’s Nephew
Letitia Ketterley (or Aunt Letty) was Digory Kirke's aunt, the sister of his uncle Andrew Ketterley and his mother Mabel Kirke.
Ships
*, ocean liner, later an armed merchant cruiser, troopship and hospital ship
Other
* a mullein (plants in the genus ''
Verbascum
''Verbascum'' is a genus of over 450 species of flowering plants, common name mullein (), in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Europe and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean.
Mullein or "mullein le ...
'') cultivar
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