About the name Felicity
Felicity is one of those names the British consider unremarkable and Americans consider faintly theatrical, thanks partly to a late-nineties campus drama. Its four skipping syllables give it more bounce than most Latin virtue names manage.
Felicity is a girl name of Latin origin, pronounced fuh-LIS-ih-tee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 67 out of 100, which places it in the rare band — recognisable but seldom used. Distinctive without needing to be spelled out twice. Its strongest period was the 1990s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Felicity?
Felicity currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 21 people per million carry it — about 1 in 47,619. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Felicity
- Felicity HuffmanAmerican actress
- Felicity JonesEnglish actress
Spellings and variants of Felicity
Names similar to Felicity
Beatrice
BEE-ah-triss
She who brings happiness
Florence
FLOR-uhns
Blossoming, flourishing
Frances
FRAN-siss
From France, or free one
Octavia
ok-TAY-vee-ah
Eighth
Trinity
TRIN-ih-tee
Three, a triad
Valentina
val-en-TEE-nah
Strong, healthy
Lakshmi
LAKSH-mee
Sign, good fortune; the goddess of wealth and prosperity, consort of Vishnu
Natalie
NAT-ah-lee
Born on Christmas Day
Felicity — frequently asked questions
What does the name Felicity mean?
Felicity means "Great happiness, good fortune". It is a name of Latin origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Felicity?
Felicity is pronounced fuh-LIS-ih-tee, with 4 syllables.
How rare is the name Felicity?
Felicity scores 67 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it rare. Roughly 1 in every 47,619 people carry it — about 21 per million.
What is the numerology number for Felicity?
Felicity carries the expression number 8, known as The Powerhouse. Its soul urge number is 5 and its personality number is 3.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Felicity?
The lucky number for Felicity is 8 (with 17, 26, 35 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Midnight Navy. The traditional lucky day is Saturday and the associated gemstone is Onyx.