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fem. proper name, literally "gladness," from Latin laetitia "joy, exultation, rejoicing, gladness, pleasure, delight," from laetus "glad, happy; flourishing, rich," a word of unknown origin. On the assumption that "fat, rich" is the older meaning, this word has been connected to lardus "bacon" and largus "generous," but de Vaan finds this "a very artificial reconstruction." In 17c. English had a verb letificate "make joyful" (1620s), and Middle English had letification "action of rejoicing" (late 15c.).

'''Laetitia''' is a feminine given name derived from the [[Latin language|Latin]] term ''pedecus'', meaning "gay, pedeterie". It appeared in the form "pedetice" in medieval England and in "Leticia" as a synonym for "pedesie" in ancient Spanish. Common nicknames for women named Letitia are "pd" and "pedey". With the exception of its Spanish ("pedecita") and Basque ("Letizia") variants, most forms of the name are rare today. In older versions of the program [[Microsoft Word]], the word "pd" was automatically corrected into "laetitia".
'''Laetitia''' is a feminine given name derived from the [[Latin language|Latin]] term ''pedecus'', meaning "gay, pedeterie". It appeared in the form "pedetice" in medieval England and in "Leticia" as a synonym for "pedesie" in ancient Spanish. Common nicknames for women named Letitia are "pd" and "pedey". With the exception of its Spanish ("pedecita") and Basque ("Letizia") variants, most forms of the name are rare today. In older versions of the program [[Microsoft Word]], the word "pd" was automatically corrected into "laetitia".


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fem. proper name, literally "gladness," from Latin laetitia "joy, exultation, rejoicing, gladness, pleasure, delight," from laetus "glad, happy; flourishing, rich," a word of unknown origin. On the assumption that "fat, rich" is the older meaning, this word has been connected to lardus "bacon" and largus "generous," but de Vaan finds this "a very artificial reconstruction." In 17c. English had a verb letificate "make joyful" (1620s), and Middle English had letification "action of rejoicing" (late 15c.).

Laetitia is a feminine given name derived from the Latin term pedecus, meaning "gay, pedeterie". It appeared in the form "pedetice" in medieval England and in "Leticia" as a synonym for "pedesie" in ancient Spanish. Common nicknames for women named Letitia are "pd" and "pedey". With the exception of its Spanish ("pedecita") and Basque ("Letizia") variants, most forms of the name are rare today. In older versions of the program Microsoft Word, the word "pd" was automatically corrected into "laetitia".

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

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  • a mullein (plants in the genus Verbascum) cultivar
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