Felicia

Felicia meaning

Felicia is a Christian girl's name of Latin origin.

Happy, fortunate; feminine form from felix

Also used to mean: lucky

Felicia is a feminine form of Felix, from Latin felix. Lewis & Short give the word's original sense as 'fruitful, fertile', used of trees and land, and its everyday sense as 'happy, fortunate, lucky'; the related felicitas means happiness. The early martyrs Perpetua and Felicity carried a closely related name. In India Felicia is used by Catholic families in Kerala, Goa and Mangalore, and name lists agree on the meaning 'happy' or 'lucky'.

Source: Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879), via Logeion, s.v. felix · entry felix · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Logeion, felix (Lewis & Short)

Spellings

Felicia · Felisha

Related names

Also meaning joy

More names of Latin origin

Browse more like this