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Liticia
How to Pronounce Liticia
Pronounced luh-TEE-shuh /ləˈtiːʃə/Low
Meaning: Liticia is a respelling of Leticia, the Spanish and English form of the Latin name Laetitia, from laetitia meaning 'joy' or 'gladness.' The Roman personification Laetitia was a minor goddess of gladness, and the name passed into Christian use through the medieval Letitia.Medium
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Liticia is one of several phonetic spellings of Leticia, the enduring Spanish and English form of the Latin Laetitia, 'joy, gladness.' The medieval Letitia gave English its Lettice, while the Spanish Leticia kept the name warm and current across the Americas.
Liticia never caught on widely in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its mid-1970s peak and first appearing back in the late 1950s. A woman named Liticia then is around seventy today; the name reads as a heritage form of the more familiar Leticia.
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What does the name Liticia mean?
It is a variant spelling of Leticia, from the Latin Laetitia, meaning 'joy' or 'gladness.'
How do you pronounce Liticia?
It is said luh-TEE-shuh /ləˈtiːʃə/ - three syllables, with the stress in the middle.
Is Liticia a boy or girl name?
Liticia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Liticia?
It was always uncommon in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies.