The baby name Félicité is a Girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced feh-lee-see-TAY.
The baby name Félicité is a girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced feh-lee-see-TAY.
Félicité is French, Latin in Origin.
Félicité is the French feminine form of Latin Felicitas, an abstract noun built from felix, genitive felicis, fortunate, fruitful, happy, with the suffix -itas marking a state or quality. In classical Latin, felicitas denoted happiness, good fortune, and prosperity; as a personal name it preserves that literal sense rather than a separate patronymic or place-name origin.
Felicitas was also the Roman personification of prosperity, giving the name a religious setting before its later Christian and vernacular use. French Félicité appears as a virtue-style given name alongside forms such as English Felicity, Italian Felicita, and Latin or German Felicitas. In French literature, Gustave Flaubert gave the name to the servant protagonist of Un cœur simple in 1877. It remains chiefly French and francophone, rarer in English-speaking registers.
| Félicité de La Mennais Félicité de La Mennais was a notable French politician and philosopher, best known for his influence on liberal Catholicism in the 19th century. He authored significant works like 'Essai sur l'indifférence en matière de religion' and played a key role in the development of social Catholicism. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Girls | 0 | #27 | 7 | 726 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #54 | 3 | 2,592 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #269 | 323 | 11,671 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #390 | 16 | 3,185 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #540 | 11 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 |
Félicité is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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