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What does Licia mean?
Licia as a girls' name is pronounced LEE-shah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Licia is "from Lycia". In ancient times, Lycia was a region of southwestern Asia Minor, and this place name is the source of Licia among Italian speakers. Nowadays, the English-speaking world considers the name as a short form of names like Alicia and Felicia.
ASSOCIATED WITH ancient (old)
Variations
VARIANTS Leecea, Leecia, Leesha, Lesia▼, Lisia
OTHER FORMS VIA ALICIA, FELICIA Alecia▼, Alica, Alisia, Allicia, Alycia▼, Elicia, Falicia, Filicia, Lecia, Leisha, Lesha
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Licil, ..
(male) Lice, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Licia Joanna (L.J.), ..
How popular is Licia?
Licia is an uncommonly occurring first name for females. Licia is also an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Licia (NOT RANKED) are Alecia, Alica, Alicia (#391 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Alisia, Alycia, Elicia, Felicia, Lecia, Leisha, Lesha and Lesia. These relations of Licia reached the peak of their popularity in the 1980s (AVERAGE #1308) and are now much less widespread, with forms such as Alicia becoming less stylish. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Licia is pronounced similarly to Licha, Lichah, Lisha, Lucia▲, Lucza and Lycia. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cacia, Cilia, Decia, Docia▼, Ginia, Gioia, Jinia, Jioia, Jocia, Kacia, Keicia, Kicia, Laci▼, Lacie▼, Lacina, Lakia, Lalia, Laticia, Leia▲, Leticia▼, Lexia, Lia▲, Liana▲, Lida▼, Lidia, Lidie, Lidija, Liesa, Ligia, Lila▲, Lili, Lilia▲, Lilian▲, Lilias, Lilie, Lina, Linda▼, Linna, Liora, Liri, Lisa▼, Lissa, Lita, Liva, Livia▲, Livija, Livya, Liya, Liza▼, Loria, Luci, Lucida, Lucie, Lucila, Lucina, Lucita, Lygia, Lyria, Lyricia, Lyvia, Nicia, Nidia, Nikia, Richia, Silia, Siria, Tricia▼, Vitia and Vivia. These names tend to be more frequently used than Licia.
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