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Letizia
Say it: leh-TEE-tsyah
Meaning
From Latin laetitia 'joy, gladness'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 443 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 2004, about 1 in 87,400 girls
- 9 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Leticia |
|---|---|
| English | Letitia |
Famous bearers
- Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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