English Explanatory Dictionary

Felicia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Felix.
noun
  1. Any of the genus Felicia of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Pronunciation

/fəˈliʃə/

Word forms

Felicia Felisha felicias

Etymology

From Middle English Felicia, from Latin Fēlīcia, from fēlīcia (literally “happy things”), the neuter plural of fēlīx, which often occurred in the phrase tempora fēlīcia (“happy times”).

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