Felicia
Encyclopedia
The name Felicia derives from the Latin
adjective felix, meaning "happy", though in the neuter plural form felicia it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase tempora felicia, "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of uncertain origin. It is associated with saint
s, poet
s, astronomical objects, plant genera
, fictional character
s, and animals, especially cats.
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
adjective felix, meaning "happy", though in the neuter plural form felicia it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase tempora felicia, "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of uncertain origin. It is associated with saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
s, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
s, astronomical objects, plant genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
, fictional character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
s, and animals, especially cats.
People
- Felicia ChinFelicia ChinFelicia Chin Foon Ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jingxuan, is a Singaporean television actress.-Biography:...
, Singaporean actress - Felicia BrandströmFelicia BrandströmFelicia "Flay" Brandström is a Swedish singer and competed as one of the finalists in Idol 2006 — the Swedish version of Idol.-Auditions:...
, Swedish singer and one of the contestants in Swedish Idol 2006 - St. Felicia Meda, a Poor Clare and Founding Abbess of PesaroPesaroPesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
, 1444 - Felicia Browne Hemans (1793–1835), English poet
- Felicia FarrFelicia FarrFelicia Farr is a former American actress and model.-Biography:Felicia Farr appeared in several modeling photo shoots and advertisements throughout the 1950s and 1960s...
(born 1932), actress, widow of Jack Lemmon - Felicia DayFelicia DayKathryn Felicia Day is an American actress, known for her work as "Vi" on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for parts in movies such as Bring It On Again and June, as well as the Internet musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog...
, American actress - Felicia PearsonFelicia PearsonFelicia Pearson is an American actress, author, and rapper. She is best known for playing a character of the same name, Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, on The Wire. She wrote a memoir titled Grace After Midnight.-Biography:Pearson was born to two incarcerated drug addicts and raised in an East Baltimore...
, American actress from The Wire - Felicia Barton, a semifinalist on the eighth season of American Idol
Other
- Felicia (Darkstalkers)Felicia (Darkstalkers)is a fictional character in the Darkstalkers series of fighting game by Capcom She first appeared in the 1994 game Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors and its subsequent sequels, later appearing in other Capcom games outside of the Darkstalkers series and related media and merchandise.-Conception and...
, a catgirl from the Capcom video game series Darkstalkers - Felicia Hardy, more commonly known by her alias Black CatBlack Cat (comics)The Black Cat is a fictional character, a superheroine in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 ....
, a Marvel Comics character - Felicia Tilman, a fictional character in Desperate Housewives played by Harriet Sansom Harris
- Felicia ForresterFelicia ForresterFelicia Forrester is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She was previously played by actress Lesli Kay from November 2005 to November 2009, and October to December 2010. Previously the character was portrayed by Colleen Dion-Scotti from 1990 to 1992, 1997,and...
, a fictional character in The Bold and the Beautiful - Škoda FeliciaŠkoda FeliciaFor the Skoda Felicia of 1959 to 1964 see Škoda Felicia The Škoda Felicia, is a small family car produced by the Czech automaker Škoda Auto between 1994 and 2001 . It was one of the first models to benefit from Škoda Auto's takeover by the German giant Volkswagen Group...
, an automobile - Felicia's JourneyFelicia's JourneyFelicia's Journey is a 1999 film starring Elaine Cassidy and Bob Hoskins, based on a prize winning 1994 novel by William Trevor. It was directed by Atom Egoyan...
, a 1992 novel by Irish novelist William Trevor which was made into a movie by Atom Egoyan - "Felicia No Capecia", a song by Louis PrimaLouis PrimaLouis Prima was a Sicilian American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the...
in the early 20th century - Hurricane Felicia (disambiguation), three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
- 294 Felicia294 Felicia294 Felicia is a sizeable Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on July 15, 1890 in Nice....
, an asteroid in the main belt of the solar system - Felicia (genus)Felicia (genus)Felicia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.Species include:*Felicia abyssinica*Felicia alba*Felicia amelloides*Felicia bergeriana*Felicia echinata*Felicia erigeroides*Felicia filifolia...
, a genus of the sunflower family (Asteraceae) - "Felicia", a song by The ConstellationsThe Constellations (band)The Constellations are an American hip hop/rock band formed in Atlanta, GA. They have a psychedelic soul-rock sound.Their song “We’re Here To Save The Day” was featured in the NBC season premiere of Chuck on Sept...
See also
- The Sony FeliCaFeliCaFeliCa is a contactless RFID smart card system from Sony in Japan, primarily used in electronic money cards. The name stands for Felicity Card...
, a smart card system, sometimes misidentified as "the Sony Felicia".