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Letitia /lɪˈtɪʃə, lɪˈtiːʃə/ is a feminine given name, of Latin origin meaning "joy, gladness". The name Letitia has many variants, including but not limited to: Lætitia from lætus (Latin), Letja (Dutch), Letizia (Italian), Leticia (Spanish), Letisya (Turkish) and Letisha or Latisha (American). The name Letitia first appeared in the form Lettice in medieval England and is derived from the Roman goddess Lætitia of gaiety, symbolic of happiness, prosperity and abundance.

Variants

Letícia (Portuguese, Spanish, Hungarian)
Letitia (English), Spanish, Latin
Letizia (Italian)
Leata (English), Spanish
Lätitia (German)
Lätitzia (German)
Tizia (German)
Lätizia (German)
Lattecha (Jamaican) Spanish
Laetitia (French, Late Latin, German)
Letizia (Italian, Corsican)
Leticija (Latvian)
Letiția (Romanian, Moldovan)
Летиция (Russian)
Летисия (Russian)
Leticia (Spanish)
Lelê (Portuguese)
Leca (Portuguese)
Letja (Dutch)
Leleca (Portuguese)
Tica (Portuguese)
Letycja (Polish)
Leitis (Scottish)
Ledicia (Scottish)
Leti (Spanish)
Letisya (Turkish)
Lezinha (Portuguese)
Letisha (American)
Latisha (American)

People

Queen Letizia of Spain (born 1972), Queen of Spain
Letitia Baldrige (1926–2012), American etiquette expert
Letitia Carson (1814-1888), "Old Oregonian" of 1845, Black Homesteader
Laetitia Casta (born 1978), French model and actress
Letitia Chitty (1897–1982), English aeronautical engineer
Letitia Christian Tyler (1790–1842), First Lady of the United States
Letitia Dean (born 1967), English actress
Letitia Dunbar-Harrison (1906–1994), Irish librarian
Letitia Gwynne (born 1962), Northern Irish television journalist
Letitia James (born 1958), American politician
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838), English poet
Letitia MacTavish Hargrave (1813–1854), Canadian fur trader
Letitia Dowdell Ross (1866-1952), American educator; leader of women's organizations
Letitia Semple (1821–1907), American society figure and unofficial First Lady
Letitia Stevenson (1843-1913), Second Lady of the United States
Letitia H. Verdin (born 1970), American state court judge from South Carolina
Letitia Vriesde (born 1964), Surinamese athlete
Lutitia "Tish" Harrison Warren (born 1979), American author and Anglican priest
Letitia Wright (born 1993), Guyanese-English actress
Letitia Youmans (1827–1896), Canadian temperance reformer

Fictional characters

Letitia Lerner
Leta Lestrange in the Fantastic Beasts films
Letitia, Missy's mother in the film Surviving Christmas
Letitia M. Slighcarp, recurring villain in Joan Aiken's The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Letitia Mackenzie, in the TV series Outlander
Letitia (Dandridge) Lewis in the TV series Lovecraft Country
Laetitia Prism in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest
Laetitia Bresson in the film Lupin III: The First
Letitia Ketterley | The 6th book in the Chronicles of Narnia, The Magician’s Nephew

Letitia Ketterley (or Aunt Letty) was Digory Kirke's aunt, the sister of his uncle Andrew Ketterley and his mother Mabel Kirke.

Ships

SS Letitia, ocean liner, later an armed merchant cruiser, troopship and hospital ship

Other

a mullein (plants in the genus Verbascum) cultivar

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+{{distinguish|Leticia (disambiguation)}}
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-'''Letitia''' {{IPAc-en|l|ɪ|ˈ|t|ɪ|ʃ|ə|,_|l|ɪ|ˈ|t|iː|ʃ|ə}} is a feminine given name, of latin origin meaning "joy, gladness". The name Letitia has many variants, including but not limited to: Leatitia (Latin),  Laeta (Latin), Letja (Dutch), Latizia (Italy), Leticia (spanish), Letisya (Turkish) and Letisha (American). The name Letitia first appeared in the form Lettice in medieval England and is derived from the [[Laetitia_(goddess)|Roman goddess Laetitia]] of gaiety, symbolic of happiness, prosperity and abundance. Letitia is most commonly pronounced as Le-Tee-Sha, Le-Ti-Sha, Le-Tah, Le-Ti-Ci-A or Le-Ti-Zia. Common nicknames for the name Letitia are: Lele, Lesha, Leata, Letty, Tia, Tish, Tica{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
+'''Letitia''' {{IPAc-en|l|ɪ|ˈ|t|ɪ|ʃ|ə|,_|l|ɪ|ˈ|t|iː|ʃ|ə}} is a feminine given name, of Latin origin meaning "joy, gladness". The name Letitia has many variants, including but not limited to: Lætitia from lætus (Latin), Letja (Dutch), Letizia (Italian), Leticia (Spanish), Letisya (Turkish) and Letisha or [[Latisha]] (American). The name Letitia first appeared in the form Lettice in medieval England and is derived from the [[Laetitia_(goddess)|Roman goddess Lætitia]] of gaiety, symbolic of happiness, prosperity and abundance.
 ==Variants==
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 *'''Letícia''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]])
 *'''Letitia''' ([[English language|English]]), [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Latin language|Latin]]
-*'''Latizia''' ([[Italian language|Italian]])
+*'''Letizia''' ([[Italian language|Italian]])
 *'''Leata''' ([[English language|English]]), [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
 *'''Lätitia''' ([[German language|German]])
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 *'''Tizia''' ([[German language|German]])
 *'''Lätizia''' ([[German language|German]])
-*'''Leattah''' ([[English Language|Jamaican]]) [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
+*'''Lattecha''' ([[English Language|Jamaican]]) [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
 *[[Laetitia (disambiguation)|Laetitia]] ([[French language|French]], [[Late Latin]], [[German language|German]])
 *[[Letizia]] ([[Italian language|Italian]], [[Corsican language|Corsican]])
-*'''Leticija'''([[Latvian language|Latvian]])
+*'''Leticija''' ([[Latvian language|Latvian]])
 *'''Letiția''' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Moldovan language|Moldovan]])
 *'''Летиция''' ([[Russian language|Russian]])
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 *'''Lezinha''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]])
 *'''Letisha''' ([[English language|American]])
+*'''[[Latisha]]''' ([[English language|American]])
 {{div col end}}
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 * [[Queen Letizia of Spain]] (born 1972), Queen of Spain
 * [[Letitia Baldrige]] (1926–2012), American etiquette expert
+* [[Letitia Carson]] (1814-1888), "Old Oregonian" of 1845, Black Homesteader
 * [[Laetitia Casta]] (born 1978), French model and actress
 * [[Letitia Chitty]] (1897–1982), English aeronautical engineer
 * [[Letitia Christian Tyler]] (1790–1842), First Lady of the United States
 * [[Letitia Dean]] (born 1967), English actress
-* [[Letitia Dunbar-Harrison]] (born 1906), Irish librarian
+* [[Letitia Dunbar-Harrison]] (1906–1994), Irish librarian
 * [[Letitia Gwynne]] (born 1962), Northern Irish television journalist
 * [[Letitia James]] (born 1958), American politician
 * [[Letitia Elizabeth Landon]] (1802–1838), English poet
 * [[Letitia MacTavish Hargrave]] (1813–1854), Canadian fur trader
-* [[Letitia Stevenson]] (19th century), Second Lady of the United States
+* [[Letitia Dowdell Ross]] (1866-1952), American educator; leader of women's organizations
+* [[Letitia Semple]] (1821–1907), American society figure and unofficial First Lady
+* [[Letitia Stevenson]] (1843-1913), Second Lady of the United States
+* [[Letitia H. Verdin]] (born 1970), American state court judge  from South Carolina
 * [[Letitia Vriesde]] (born 1964), Surinamese athlete
+* [[Tish Harrison Warren|Lutitia "Tish" Harrison Warren]] (born 1979), American author and Anglican priest
 * [[Letitia Wright]] (born 1993), Guyanese-English actress
 * [[Letitia Youmans]] (1827–1896), Canadian temperance reformer
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 == Fictional characters ==
 * [[Letitia Lerner]]
-* Leta Lestrange in the film [[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]
+* Leta Lestrange in the [[Fantastic Beasts]] films
 * Letitia, Missy's mother in the film [[Surviving Christmas]]
 * Letitia M. Slighcarp, recurring villain in Joan Aiken's [[The Wolves of Willoughby Chase]]
+*Letitia Mackenzie, in the TV series ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]''
+*Letitia (Dandridge) Lewis in the TV series ''[[Lovecraft Country (TV series)|Lovecraft Country]]''
+*Laetitia Prism in [[Oscar Wilde]]'s play ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''
+*Laetitia Bresson in the film [[Lupin III: The First]]
+*Letitia Ketterley | The 6th book in the Chronicles of Narnia, The Magician’s Nephew
+Letitia Ketterley (or Aunt Letty) was Digory Kirke's aunt, the sister of his uncle Andrew Ketterley and his mother Mabel Kirke.
 == Ships ==