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Letia
How to Pronounce Letia
Pronounced luh-TEE-shuh /lΙΛtiΛ.ΚΙ/Medium
Meaning: Letia is a trimmed form of Letitia or its Spanish cousin Leticia, from the Latin laetitia, meaning 'joy, gladness, delight'. Dropping the inner syllable gives the stately old name a lighter, mid-century feel.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Letia is a shortened form of Letitia, or its Spanish form Leticia, from the Latin laetitia meaning 'joy' or 'gladness'. Trimmed nickname forms like this saw quiet mid-century use; Letia appears in the 1950s and peaked around 1987 in a small late rise.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its height, so a Letia from that time would be in her thirties or forties today. It reads as a soft short form rather than a comeback name, with Letitia and Leticia as its fuller relatives.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Letia mean?
It is a short form of Letitia or Leticia, from the Latin for 'joy, gladness'.
How do you pronounce Letia?
It's said luh-TEE-shuh /lΙΛtiΛ.ΚΙ/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Letia a boy or girl name?
Letia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Letia?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high point in the late nineteen-eighties.