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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
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 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 Semple (1821–1907), American society figure and unofficial First Lady
Letitia Stevenson (1843-1913), Second Lady of the United States
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

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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 == Fictional characters ==
 * [[Letitia Lerner]]
-* Leta Lestrange in the films : [[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and where to find them]] , [[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]]
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 *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]]
 == Ships ==