Felix

Felix \fe-lix, fel-ix\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Felix is pronounced in Dutch as FEYLihKS, in English as FIYLihKS, or in German as FEHLihKS ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Felix: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Felix?

Felix is used predominantly in the Dutch, English, German, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name's meaning is lucky, happy, successful. The first name is derived from a Roman nickname Felix (Latin) of the element 'felix' (lucky). The byname was adopted by the Roman dictator Sulla (138-78 BC), who believed that he was particularly blessed with luck by the gods. In the Bible, the name was borne by the governor of Judea who imprisoned Paul. The auspicious meaning of the name made it popular among English speakers in medieval times, especially among Christians in allusion to their happiness in finding their faith; it has to date been borne by 5 popes and 67 saints listed in the Roman martyrology. The name later saw a revival in popularity in the 19th century. As a name, Felix has sometimes been associated with a cat, as the Latin word for a cat is 'felis'; Felix the Cat (1919-) is a cartoon character created in the silent film era. The name has also been borne by the lead character of George Eliot's novel Felix Holt (1866). In Ireland, the name has been used as an English form of Phelim. The name Felicia name popularity (Dutch, English, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish) and the name short names for Felicity (English) are the female versions of Felix. The name Felix is widely used; it has 29 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English comprise Fee definition, nicknames for Felice (used in Italian as well), short names for Felicianus, Felicien definition, Felicio name popularity, Felicius definition, baby name Felike, Feliz meaning and origin, short names for Felizio, nicknames for Felo, baby name Felyx, Félice meaning, and name Phelix meaning. Foreign variants of Felix comprise Bodog pronounciation (Hungarian), what does the name Feel mean (Dutch), Fela meaning of name (Czech), Felex name (Spanish), what does the name Felic mean (Hungarian and Irish), Feliciano pronounciation (Italian), short names for Felicián (Hungarian), Feliks meaning of name (Polish, Russian, and Slavic), name Feliu meaning (Catalan), name Felixiano meaning (Spanish), Felizano meaning of name (Spanish), Feliziano meaning and origin (Spanish), Félicien name variations (French), name Félix (French), name Pelike (Hawaiian), and Pitin meaning of name (Spanish). See also the related forms, baby name Bódog (Hungarian), short names for Felina (English, German, Italian, and Spanish), meaning of Felix Antoine (French), Felix Olivier name popularity (French), Jean Felix name variations, and name Szczesny meaning (Polish). Felix is a classic favorite. Today it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1902 with 0.086% of baby boys being given the name Felix. It ranked at #154 then. The baby name has since declined in popularity, and is in recent years of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was 0.046% and its ranking #331, but it was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group.

The following famous people share the name Felix:

• Actor Felix Aylmer, born Felix Edward Aylmer, 21 February 1889 - 2 September 1979, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
• Composer Felix Mendelssohn, born Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, February 3, 1809 - November 4, 1847, Hamburg, Germany.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Felix:

meaning of Falac, short names for Falach, Falack pronounciation, Falak meaning (Indian), Falake name variations, Falco pronounciation (Dutch, English, German, and Italian), Falko meaning of name (German), meaning of Fallos, nicknames for Fallowes, Fallows name variations, Felic name popularity (Hungarian and Irish), Felice meaning of name (English and Italian), Felike pronounciation, Feliks meaning (Polish, Russian, and Slavic), Feliz name, name Felyx, Flashee meaning and origin, Flashey meaning and origin, name Flashi meaning, and name Flashie origin.

The baby name Felix fun facts:

The name Felix in reverse order is "Xilef".

The numerological value of the name Felix is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Felix?

Felix is in the top names in USA.