Where does “Lettie” come from?
Lettie is an English feminine name formed from Letitia with the English diminutive suffix -y, which derives from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos.
Lettie (English): A diminutive of the female given name Letitia or Lettice
Definitions
- A diminutive of the female given name Letitia or Lettice
Ancestry of “Lettie”, step by step
Lettie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Letitia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Letitia | popular in medieval England; rather rare today |
| 2 | Spanish | Leticia | joy, happiness |
| 3 | Latin | laetitia | joy, gladness, happiness, pleasure, delight |
| 4 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |