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 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 Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

, Hungarian) *Letitia ( English),

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

*Letizia ( Italian) *Leata ( English),

*Lätitia (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

) *Lätitzia (

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) *Leattah ( Jamaican)

* Laetitia (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

Late Latin Late Latin ( la, Latinitas serior) 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 , and continuing into the 7th century in the ...

) * Letizia ( Italian, 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, traditiona ...

, Moldovan) *Летиция ( Russian) *Летисия ( Russian) * Leticia (

) *Lelê ( Portuguese) *Leca ( Portuguese) *Letja ( Dutch) *Leleca ( Portuguese) *Tica ( Portuguese) *Letycja (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

) *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 (

) *Leti (

) *Letisya (

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

) *Lezinha ( Portuguese) *Letisha ( American) * Latisha ( American)

People

Queen Letizia of Spain Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (; born 15 September 1972) is the Queen of Spain as the wife of King Felipe VI. She came from a middle-class family and worked as a journalist for ''ABC'' and EFE before becoming a news anchor at CNN+ and Televisión E ...

(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 *

Laetitia Casta Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (; born 11 May 1978)FMD profile
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(born 1978), French model and actress * Letitia Chitty (1897–1982), English aeronautical engineer *

Letitia Christian Tyler Letitia Tyler ( ''née'' Christian; November 12, 1790 – September 10, 1842) was the first wife of President John Tyler and first lady of the United States from 1841 to 1842. She married Tyler, then a law student, in 1808 at Cedar Grove, her f ...

(1790–1842), First Lady of the United States *

Letitia Dean Letitia Jane Dean (born 14 November 1967) is an English actress. She is 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 again ...

(born 1967), English actress * Letitia Dunbar-Harrison (born 1906), Irish librarian * Letitia Gwynne (born 1962), Northern Irish television journalist *

Letitia James Letitia Ann James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party and the current Attorney General of New York, having won the 2018 election to succeed appointed Attorney General Barbara Und ...

(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. The writings of Landon are transitional between Romanticism and the Victorian Age. Her first major breakthrough ...

(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 Y ...

(1813–1854), Canadian fur trader * Letitia Semple (1821–1907), American society figure and unofficial First Lady *

Letitia Stevenson Letitia Green Stevenson (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 January 8, 1843. S ...

(1843-1913), Second Lady of the United States * Letitia Vriesde (born 1964), Surinamese athlete * Letitia Wright (born 1993), Guyanese-English actress * Letitia Youmans (1827–1896), Canadian temperance reformer

Fictional characters

Letitia Lerner "Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter" is a comic book story by Kyle Baker, co-written with Liz Glass. Publication history The story originally appeared in DC Comics' parallel universe anthology ''Elseworlds 80-Page Giant'' #1 (June 1999). Baker ...

* Leta Lestrange in the films :

Fantastic Beasts and where to find them ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (often referred to as simply ''Fantastic Beasts'') is a 2001 guide book written by British author J. K. Rowling (under the pen name of the fictitious author Newt Scamander) about the magical creatu ...

, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald * Letitia, Missy's mother in the film Surviving Christmas * Letitia M. Slighcarp, recurring villain in Joan Aiken's The Wolves of Willoughby Chase *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 since been elaborated on by other writers working in the ...

Ships

*, ocean liner, later an armed merchant cruiser, troopship and hospital ship

Other

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