The name Felicia derives from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

adjective '' felix'', 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 saints,

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 wri ...

astronomical Astronomy () is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and evolution. Objects of interest include planets, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxi ...

objects, plant genera,

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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 Philosophy 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 Shaki, Oyo, Saki, Oyo State. She was the author of the Arise, O Compatriots#National Pledge, Nigerian national ...

(1938–2021), Nigerian academic * Felicia Barton (born 1982), an American semifinalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol'' *

Felicia Bond Felicia Bond (born July 18, 1954 in Yokohama, Japan) is an American writer and illustrator of numerous books for children. She is the illustrator of all the ''If You Give...'' series written by Laura Numeroff and published by HarperCollins Chil ...

(born 1954), American writer and illustrator, author of ''

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie ''If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'' is a children's book written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond, first published in 1985 by Harper and Row. Described as a "circular tale", illustrating a slippery slope, it is Numeroff and Bond ...

'' * Felicia Brabec (born 1974), American politician and clinical psychologist *

Felicia Brandström The third season of '' Idol'' premiered in Sweden on August 29, 2006, and continued until its grand finale on December 1, when 24-year-old Markus Fagervall from Övertorneå was crowned winner. The series gained a record-breaking 1.1 million view ...

(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 Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series '' The Guild'' (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred ...

(born 1979), American actress * Felicia Elizondo (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 beg ...

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

Felicia Hano Felicia Yukiye Hano (born August 7, 1998) is a retired American artistic gymnast and trampolinist. She was a U.S. National team member in 2014, and was a member of the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team. Career In her career as a trampolinis ...

(born 1998), American artistic gymnast * Felicia Browne Hemans (1793–1835), English poet *

Felicia Pearson Felicia Pearson (born May 18, 1980) is an American actress, rapper and author. She played Felicia "Snoop" Pearson on ''The Wire'' and wrote a 2007 memoir, ''Grace After Midnight,'' detailing her troubled childhood and time in prison for second ...

(born 1980), American actress from ''The Wire''

Fictional characters

* Felicia, a character in the webseries ''

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'' 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 in ...

'' * Felicia, a catgirl in the Capcom video game series '' Darkstalkers'' * Felicia, 1995 titular of cancelled RPG SNES by

Tonkin House Tonkin House was a Japanese video game publisher owned by Tokyo Shoseki, which was active in late 1980s and early 2000s. Video games * ''Dig & Spike Volleyball'' (1992, SNES) * ''Felicia'' (1995, Super Famicom) * ''Ugetsu Kitan'' (1996, PlayS ...

* 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 r ...

, a character in the American soap opera ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

'' * Felicia Hardy, more commonly known by her alias, Black Cat, a Marvel Comics character * Felicia Jones, a character in the American soap opera '' General Hospital'' * Felicia, one of the titular character's children in the DreamWorks animated film ''

Shrek Forever After ''Shrek Forever After'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to '' Shrek the T ...

'' * 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, thr ...

'' played by Taylor Swift * Felicia Tilman, a character in '' Desperate Housewives'' played by Harriet Sansom Harris {{Given name Feminine given names Latin feminine given names Given names Romanian feminine given names