The baby name Felicidade is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese (Brazilian IPA): /fe.li.si.ˈda.dʒi/; Anglicized: feh-LEE-see-DAH-deh.
Felicidade is Portuguese in Origin.
The baby name Felicidade is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese (Brazilian IPA): /fe.li.si.ˈda.dʒi/; Anglicized: feh-LEE-see-DAH-deh.
Felicidade is Portuguese in Origin.
Felicidade is the Portuguese and Galician feminine given name formed from the common noun meaning “happiness” or “good fortune,” ultimately from Latin felicitas, ‘good luck, blessedness,’ derived from felix, ‘fortunate, fruitful.’ Its appeal combines a virtue-name flavor with Christian resonance through veneration of saints Felicitas/Felicity, widely honored across the Roman and medieval church and known in Iberia through liturgical calendars and hagiography.
As a given name, Felicidade appears in parish registers of Portugal and colonial Brazil from the 16th century onward, later traveling through Lusophone Africa and the diaspora. Though relatively rare today, it retains a vintage, upbeat charm. Cognates and close variants include Spanish Felicidad, French Félicité, Italian Felicita (and Latin Felicitas), as well as English Felicity; related Portuguese forms are Felícia and the rarer Felizarda. Common short forms are Feli and Fê. Masculine counterparts include Félix (from Felix) and, more abstractly, the noun-based Feliz.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| MU | 0 | #135 | 3 | 3,613 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #168 | 42 | 4,575 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| PT | 0 | #242 | 9 | 4,161 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #288 | 183 | 7,952 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #311 | 41 | 8,539 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #906 | 36 | 12,708 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,125 | 17 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Felicidade is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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