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 [ 4 syll. fe-li-ci-ty, fel-ic-ity ] The girl name Felicity is pronounced FahLIHSahTiy KEY. Felicity's language of origin is Latin and it is predominantly used in English. The meaning of Felicity is 'good luck, good fortune, happiness'. From felicity ; felicitas which means 'fertility, fortune'. The first name is from the common English word, which is derived via Old French from Felicitas (Latin) and ultimately the element felicitas ('fertility, fortune'). In Roman mythology, Felicitas was the goddess or personification of good luck and success. It was a rather popular Roman name also known from various saints, most notably a 3rd-century slave martyred with her mistress Perpetua. The name Felicity was first adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century, among other virtue names. It saw a revival in the late 20th century, boosted by the popularity of the US primetime TV drama Felicity (1998-2002). Felicity is the feminine form of the Dutch, English, German, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic Felix. Felicity has 21 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Felicia (used in Dutch, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish too), Felicitas (used in German and Italian too), and Zita (used in Hungarian, Spanish, German, and Italian too) are English forms of the name. Other English variants include the pet forms Flick, Lis, Liss, Lissa, Lissie, Lucky, and Phil. Forms of Felicity used in foreign languages include the German Fee, the Italian and Spanish Feliciana, the Spanish Felicidad, the Portuguese Felicidade, the Italian Felicita, the Hungarian Felicitás, the Polish Felicyta, the German Felizitas, the Italian Felìcita, the French Félicité, and the Russian Filikitata. Felicity is a form of the Dutch, English, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish Felicia in the English language. Felicity is a rather popular baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest peak of its usage in 1999, 0.037% of baby girls were named Felicity. It was #390 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #698 with a usage of 0.021%, and it was the most widely used out of all girl names in its family. Baby names that sound like Felicity include the Spanish Felicidad, the Portuguese Felicidade, the Italian Felicita, the Polish Felicyta, the Italian Felìcita, the French Felicite, the French Félicité, and the Russian Filikitata. Details of famous persons named Felicity: KEY: Pronunciation for Felicity: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
