The name Felicia derives from the

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felix Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...

'', meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form ''felicia'' it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase ''tempora felicia'', "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of uncertain origin. It is associated with

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poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

s, astronomical objects, plant

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s, and animals, especially cats.

People

Felicia Nimue Ackerman Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947) is an American author, poet, and philosopher and professor of philosophy at Brown University. She is a prolific writer of letters to the editor of ''The New York Times.'' Early life and education Ackerman, t ...

(born 1947), American

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

professor, monthly op-ed columnist, poet and author *

Felicia Adeyoyin Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin (6 November 1938 – 1 May 2021) was a University of Lagos professor and a princess from the Iji ruling house of Saki, Oyo State. She was the author of the Nigerian national pledge. Early life Felicia Awujoola was born ...

(1938–2021), Nigerian academic *

Felicia Barton Felicia Diana Barton (born March 6, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her appearance on the eighth season of ''American Idol'' in 2009. Since 2013, she has joined Warner-Chappell Music and Pulse Recording as a songwrit ...

(born 1982), an American semifinalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol'' * Felicia Bond (born 1954), American writer and illustrator, author of '' If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'' *

Felicia Brabec Felicia Brabec (born 1974) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 55th district. Elected in 2020, she assumed office on January 1, 2021. Early life and education Brabec was born around ...

(born 1974), American politician and clinical psychologist * Felicia Brandström (born 1987), Swedish singer and one of the contestants in ''Swedish Idol 2006'' *

Felicia Chin Felicia Chin Foong Ling (; born 24 October 1984), who was also once known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jing Xuan () from 2008 to 2013 is a Singaporean actress was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. In 2013, she decide ...

(born 1984), Singaporean actress *

Felicia Cornaro Felicia Cornaro (died 1111) was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Vitale I Michiel (). She was politically active and exerted an acknowledged influence over the affairs of state. She was a strong supporter of the First Crusade. Life ...

(died 1111), Venetian dogaressa and de facto politician * Felicia Day (born 1979), American actress *

Felicia Elizondo Felicia Elizondo (July 23, 1946 – May 15, 2021) was an American transgender woman with a long history of activism on behalf of the LGBT community. She was a regular at Gene Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco during the time of the Compton's ...

(1946–2021), American transgender activist *

Felicia Farr Felicia Farr (born Olive Dines; October 4, 1932) is a American former actress and model Early years Farr was born in Westchester County, New York. She attended Erasmus Hall High School and studied sociology at Penn State. Career Farr bega ...

(born 1932), American actress, widow of Jack Lemmon * Felicia Hano (born 1998), American

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

Felicia Browne Hemans Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet (who identified as Welsh by adoption). Two of her opening lines, "The boy stood on the burning deck" and "The stately homes of England", have acquired classic statu ...

(1793–1835), English poet * Felicia Pearson (born 1980), American actress from ''The Wire''

Fictional characters

* Felicia, a character in the webseries '' Corner Shop Show'' played by Lynsey Pennycooke * Felicia, the clumsy maid in the video game ''

Fire Emblem Fates ''Fire Emblem Fates'' is a tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo. It was released in June 2015 in Japan, then released inter ...

'' * Felicia, a catgirl in the Capcom video game series '' Darkstalkers'' * Felicia, 1995 titular of cancelled RPG SNES by Tonkin House * Felicia, an unlockable character in '' Myth Makers: Super Kart GP'' *

Felicia Forrester Felicia Forrester is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Originally portrayed by actress Colleen Dion-Scotti, the role was portrayed on-off Lesli Kay from November 2005 to 2014, with a brief rea ...

, a character in the American soap opera '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Felicia Hardy, more commonly known by her alias,

Black Cat A black cat is a domestic cat with black fur that may be a mixed or specific breed, or a common domestic cat of no particular breed. The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 22 cat breeds that can come with solid black coats. The Bombay b ...

, a Marvel Comics character * Felicia Jones, a character in the American soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' * Felicia, one of the titular character's children in the DreamWorks animated film '' Shrek Forever After'' * Felicia Miller, a character in ''

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, throu ...

'' played by Taylor Swift * Felicia Tilman, a character in ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry, Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from Octobe ...

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