Leticia

Spanish form of Letitia or Laetitia, Latin
"joy, happiness"

Leticia Origin and Meaning

The name Leticia is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "joy, happiness".

Playful but elegant with a cheerful meaning, Leticia is the Spanish form of the English Letitia and the Latin Laetitia. Popular in Brazil, Portugal, and Hungary, and a familiar choice in Spain, it has also made the Top 1000 in the US and the UK in the past.

With nickname Lettie and with the substring tic in the middle, Leticia may also appeal to English speakers looking for full names for the vintage nickname, and who want to avoid any teasing potential from the English spelling. Pronounced as leh-TEE-thya in European Spanish and as leh-TEE-sya in Latin America, it might also be said as leh-TEE-see-uh in English.

Celebrated in Spain, most notably in the Aragon region, St. Leticia is an obscure martyr, who gained renewed interest in 2004 when Letizia Ortiz married Felipe VI of Spain.

# 980 in the US

Leticia Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Leticia

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Famous People Named Leticia

  • Letícia Persiles
    Brazilian actress
  • Saint Leticia
    Spanish virgin,martyr
  • Letícia Sabatella
    Brazilian actress
  • Letícia Pena Spiller
    Brazilian actress
  • Leticia Valdez Ramos
    Shahani, Filipina Senator
  • (Carmen) Leticia Calderón
    Mexican actress
  • Letícia Costas
    Spanish tennis player
  • Leticia Marcela Brédice
    Argentine actress
  • Leticia Romero
    Spanish basketball player
  • Leticia Zikpi
    Ghanaian footballer
  • Leticia Ann Cline
    American model
  • Leticia "Tish" Cyrus
    mother of singer Miley Cyrus; on,off wife of singer Billy Ray Cyrus
  • Leticia Birkheuer
    Brazilian fashion model

The name Leticia in Pop Culture

  • Leticia "Letty" Ortiz
    character in the Fast & the Furious series
  • Leticia "Lettie" Bostic
    charatcer on the TV series "A Different World"