FELICIA :
Pronounced: fe-LEE-sha, fay-LEE-see-a
Origin(s): French, Ancient Roman, English, Italian, Hungarian, German, Romanian, Biblical
Meaning: Great happiness; Feminine form of FELIX: from a Roman cognomen meaning “lucky, successful” in Latin. Although poetess Felicia Dorothea (Browne) Hemans wrote much mild and sentimental poetry, today she is known only for “Casabianca,” which has the famous first line, “The boy stood on the burning deck”.
FLETCHER :
Pronounced: FLE-chur
Origin(s): English, Scottish, Teutonic, French
Meaning: Originally a surname meaning “maker of arrows” in Middle English, ultimately from Old French. Pitcairn Island was colonized in 1790 by mutineers from the Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, and Tahitian women.
Information sources include Behind the Name, Baby Zone, and Fact Monster. I don’t know why I decided to do this little project, but I’m going to post two names each day for the month of October. The names for each day will begin with same letter, and I’ll work my way through the alphabet until I do “Z” on October 26th. The names for the rest of the month will come from reader submissions.
