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What does Felicity mean?
Felicity 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced fa-LISS-a-tee. It is of Old French and Latin origin, and the meaning of Felicity is "lucky". From felicitas (see Felix). A virtue name first used in the 17th century. It is also the English form of the Late Latin personal name Felicitas, which was the name of several early saints. Also form of Felicia.
ASSOCIATED WITH lucky (blessed), virtue, 17th century, saints
Variations
VARIANTS Felicita, Felicitas, Felicite, Flick
MASCULINE FORM Felix
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Felicity Galilea (F.G.), ..
How popular is Felicity?
Felicity is an unusual given name for women. Felicity is an equally uncommon last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Felicity entered the list in 1992 and reached its peak position of #345 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is presently at #354. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Felicity (#354 A YEAR AGO) rated in the Top 2000 are Felicia, Felicita and Felicitas. Usage of these relations of Felicity was common among parents 48 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and has become much diminished since (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼63%). Felicia is more universally found than the rest, although Felicity seems to be gaining favor too, while Felicia is no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Belicia, Celicia, Chairity (see Charity), Delicia, Dimity, Falecia, Falicia, Felice, Feliciana, Felicidad, Felicie, Felicienne, Feliciona, Felina, Felipa, Felipina, Felis, Felisa, Felise, Felisha▼, Feliss, Felita, Feliz, Feliza, Felmine, Fericka (see Farica), Fidelity, Filicia, Filipina, Flicka, Florita, Melicia, Serenity▲, Trinity▼ and Verity. These names tend to be more commonly used than Felicity.
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