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Laetitia - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Laetitia
 
 

 


The girl name Laetitia [ syll. lae-ti-tia, la-etit-ia ] is pronounced as L-IYTIHSHiyah KEY. Laetitia is primarily used in the English and French languages, and it is of Latin origin. Derived literally from the element 'laetitia' meaning joy, happiness. An original form of Laetitia is the Latin Laetitia. The name was first used by English speakers in the medieval period.

The English Latisha, the English Lecia, the Portuguese and Spanish Leticia, the English Letitia, the Italian Letizia, and the English Lettice are variations of the name. Other variants of Laetitia include the short forms Tish (English) and Tisha (English), and the pet forms Lettie (English), Letty (English), and Titty (English). See also the related form, the English Tia.

Laetitia is infrequently used as a baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. In 2007, among the group of girl names directly linked to Laetitia, the English Tia was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Laetitia include the English Letitia, the Italian Letizia, the English Latasha, the English Latisha, the Portuguese and Spanish Leticia, the Slavic Lidija, the English Lettice, the Greek Litsa, and the Spanish Litzy.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Laetitia: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


A famous person named Laetitia is Model, Laetitia Casta, born 11 May 1978, Pont-Audemer, France.

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Meaning of Laetitia Meaning of Tisha Meaning of Tish Meaning of Lettie Meaning of Letty Meaning of Titty Meaning of Letizia Meaning of Letitia Meaning of Leticia Meaning of Lecia Meaning of Latisha Meaning of Lettice Meaning of Tia Meaning of Tyesha Meaning of Alethea