Felicity

Pronunciation: feh-LIS-i-tee (key)

Names related to Felicity: Felice, Fliss

Derived from the vocabulary word felicity (good fortune, happiness) which has its root in the Latin felicitas (happiness).

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Comments and insights on the name Felicity: | Edit: A beautiful, uncommon and versatile name for those who wish happiness and fortune to their daughters.
Personal experiences with the name Felicity: | Edit: I named my daughter Felicity and people always comment on how beautiful her name is. This name has it all - it's classic, feminine, uncommon (but not unusual), has a great meaning and ages well. For 4 syllables, it's very light on the tongue, like "Olivia" or "Elizabeth".
Nicknames for Felicity: | Edit: Fliss
Flick
Flissy
Flossie
Fellie
Lissie/Lissy
Felicie
Flissah
Flicka
Lissa
Fee
Fifi
Meanings and history of the name Felicity: | Edit: From Latin, meaning "happiness". It is a virtue name like Hope, Faith, and Prudence.
Famous real-life people named Felicity: | Edit: St. Felicity of Rome
Felicity Kendall, actress
Felicity Huffman, actress
Felicity in song, story & screen: | Edit: "Felicity", 1990s TV series
Felicity Shagwell, girlfriend of Austin Powers in the film "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me", played by Heather Graham.
Felicity Merriman is one of the American Girls line of historical stories and books for girls.