Latisha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Latisha

What is the meaning of the name Latisha ?

The baby name Latisha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈtiːʃə/ (luh-TEE-shuh).

Latisha is English in Origin.

Latisha is a modern English feminine given name ultimately from Latin laetitia “joy, happiness.” Through the long-used English form Letitia (also Lettice in medieval records) and the French Laetitia/Laëtitia and Spanish/Portuguese Leticia, the name entered the Anglophone pool; the spelling Latisha crystallized in the mid-20th century, shaped by African-American naming patterns that favor the La- prefix and phonetic spellings.

As a virtue name, Laetitia was borne by early Christian figures and enjoyed intermittent use in Britain and Ireland from the 17th century onward. In the United States, Latisha rose sharply in the 1970s and 1980s and is now less common but familiar. Variants and related spellings include Letitia, Leticia, Laetitia/Laëtitia, Laticia, Lateisha, Latesha, and Lateesha; diminutives Tisha and Tish are typical, with Letty tied to Letitia. The core meaning remains “joy, gladness.”