Felix is a masculine given name that originates from the Latin word felix [ˈfeːliːks] (genitive felicis [feːˈliːkɪs]), meaning "happy" or "lucky". The feminine forms are Felicia or Felicity.[1] The name was popularized by early Christian saints and Roman emperors.
| Pronunciation | English: /ˈfiːlɪks/ FEE-liks French: [feliks] Swedish: [ˈfěːlɪks] Polish: [ˈfɛliks] Spanish: [ˈfeliɣs] Portuguese: [ˈfɛliks] or [ˈfɛliʃ] Catalan: [ˈfɛliks] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | "lucky" or "successful" |
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In modern usage, Felix has maintained its popularity in various cultures, especially in English, German, and Scandinavian-speaking countries. In Romance languages such as French, Portuguese, and Spanish, the acute accent form "Félix" is commonly used. The Italian form of the name is "Felice", and its Polish and Serbian form is "Feliks". The name has continued to hold its positive connotations and is found across different regions and periods.
Notable people with the name include:
Romans
edit- Antonius Felix, procurator of Judea
- A part of many Roman emperors' titles, starting with Commodus
- Flavius Felix (died 430), Roman consul
- Felix (son of Entoria), son of Saturn and Entoria and brother of Janus in Roman mythology
- Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (138–78 BC), Roman general and statesman
Late Antiquity and Middle Ages
editSaints
edit"Saint Felix" may refer to:
- Felix of Heraclea, Christian martyr, date unknown
- Felix and Constantia (died 68)
- Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus (died c. 212)
- Felix of Nola (died c. 255)
- Felix and Regula (died 286)
- Felix of Thibiuca (died 303)
- Felix and Adauctus (died c. 303)
- Felix and Nabor (died c. 303)
- Felix of Girona (died 304)
- Felix of Como (died c. 390)
- Felix of Nîmes (4th century)
- Felix of Hadrumetum (died c. 434)
- Felix of Cornwall (5th or 6th century)
- Felix of Nantes (died 584)
- Felix of Burgundy (7th century)
- Felix the Hermit (9th century)
- Felix of Rhuys (died 1038)
- Felix of Valois (died 1212)
Popes
edit- Pope Felix I (269–274)
- Antipope Felix II (356–365)
- Pope Felix III (483–492)
- Pope Felix IV (526–530)
Bishops and priests
edit- Felix (bishop of Urgell) (died 818), Christian bishop and theologian
- Felix of Byzantium (fl. early 2nd century), bishop of Byzantium
- Felix of Ravenna (died 724), archbishop of Ravenna
Early modern period (1500–1799)
edit- Felix of Cantalice (died 1587), Italian Capuchin friar
- Felix of Nicosia (died 1787), Italian Capuchin friar
Modern times (1800–present)
editAliases
edit- Felix Dodds (born Michael Nicholas Dodds), British author, futurist and artist
- Felix (musician), British producer and DJ
- Nicholas Felix (1804–1876), born Nicholas Wanostrocht, English cricketer
- The codename of Cold War spy Dieter Gerhardt
- The codename of (former) Securitate spy Dan Voiculescu
- The pen name of Tom Horan, Australian cricketer and cricket journalist
Given name
edit- Felix Adler (screenwriter) (1884–1963), American screenwriter
- Felix Adler (professor) (1851–1933), German-American professor
- Felix Agnus (1839–1925), French-born sculptor, newspaper publisher and soldier
- Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (1887–1966), Dutch geophysicist and geodesist
- Felix Anudike-Uzomah (born 2002), American football player
- Felix Arndt (1889–1918), American pianist and composer
- Félix Auger-Aliassime (born 2000), Canadian tennis player
- Félix Bañobre (born 1970), Spanish basketball coach
- Felix Batista, Cuban-American anti-kidnapping expert
- Felix Baumgartner (born 1969), Austrian skydiver
- Felix Behrend (1911–1962), German Australian mathematician
- Felix Bloch (1905–1983), Swiss-American physicist and Nobel laureate
- Felix Browder (1927–2016), American mathematician
- Felix Brych (born 1975), German football referee
- Felix Bwalya (1970–1997), Zambian boxer
- Félix Caballero, Dominican priest
- Felix Calonder (1863–1952), Swiss politician
- Felix Cavaliere (born 1942), American musician
- Félix Chopin (1813–1892), French bronze designer
- Felix Chung (born 1963), Hong Kong politician
- Felix Dexter (1961–2013), Saint Kitts-born British actor, comedian and writer
- Felix Dias Bandaranaike (1930–1985), Sri Lankan lawyer and politician
- Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I (1861–1947), Ceylonese judge and lawyer
- Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II (1891–1951), Ceylonese judge and lawyer
- Felix Maria Diogg (1762–1834), Swiss painter
- Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877–1926), Soviet revolutionary and politician
- Felix Ehrlich (1877–1942), German chemist and biochemist
- Felix Eypeltauer (born 1992), Austrian politician
- Félix Faure (1841–1899), French politician
- Félix Fénéon (1861–1944), French art critic and anarchist
- Félix Fermín (born 1963), Dominican professional baseball shortstop
- Félix Omar Fernández (born 1976), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
- Felix Francis (born 1953), British crime writer
- Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965), Austrian-born American jurist
- Felix Gelt, Canadian association football player
- Felix N. Gerson (1862–1945), American author and newspaper editor
- Félix González-Torres (1957–1996), Cuban-born American artist
- Félix Guattari (1930–1992), French psychoanalyst, political philosopher, semiotician, social activist, and screenwriter
- Felix Hamrin (1875–1937), Swedish politician
- Felix Hanemann (born 1953), American singer and musician
- Felix Hausdorff (1868–1942), German mathematician
- Félix Hernández (born 1986), Venezuelan baseball pitcher
- Félix José Hernández (born 1972), Venezuelan football player
- Felix Hoffmann (1868–1946), German chemist
- Felix Hoffmann (basketball) (born 1989), German basketball player
- Felix Holtmann (born 1944), Canadian politician
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993), Ivorian politician and physician
- Felix Jaehn (born 1994), German DJ and record producer
- Felix Jones (born 1987), American football player
- Felix Jones (rugby union) (born 1987), Irish rugby union coach
- Felix Kaspar (1915–2003), Austrian figure skater
- Felix Klein (1849–1925), German mathematician
- Felix Kjellberg (born 1989), Swedish YouTuber
- Felix Kroos (born 1991), German football player
- Felix LaBauve (1809–1879), French-born American politician
- Felix Landau (1910–1983), Austrian SS Hauptscharführer
- Felix Latzke, Austrian football former player and manager
- Félix Leclerc (1914–1988), French-Canadian singer-songwriter and political activist
- Felix (rapper) (born Felix Lee, 2000), Australian rapper, member of boyband Stray Kids
- Félix Lengyel (born 1995), Canadian online streamer
- Felix A. Levy (1884–1963), American rabbi
- Felix von Luckner (1881–1966), German nobleman and navy officer
- Felix Luk (born 1994), Hong Kong professional footballer
- Felix Magath (born 1953), German football manager
- Félix Malloum (1932–2009), Chadian military officer and politician
- Felix Manalo (1886–1963), Filipino Christian minister
- Félix Mantilla (baseball) (born 1934), Puerto Rican professional baseball player
- Félix Mantilla Botella (born 1974), Spanish tennis coach
- Félix Mathé (1834–1911), French politician
- Felix J. McCool (1912–1972), American military officer
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), German composer
- Felix Michel Melki (born 1994), Swedish-Lebanese footballer
- Félix Miélli Venerando (1927–2012), Brazilian football player
- Felix Morley (1894–1982), American journalist and college administrator
- Felix Neureuther (born 1984), German alpine ski racer
- Felix A. Obuah, Nigerian business magnate, politician and philanthropist
- Félix W. Ortiz (born 1959), American politician
- Félix Oukiné (born 1999), Cameroonian football player
- Felix Övermann (born 1985), German rower
- Felix Pappalardi (1939–1983), American musician and producer
- Felix Perera (born 1945), Sri Lankan politician
- Felix Pipes (1887–1983), Austrian tennis player
- Félix Podmaniczky (1914–1990), Hungarian film director
- Félix Porteiro (born 1983), Spanish racecar driver
- Felix Potvin (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Felix Reda (born 1986), German researcher and politician
- Felix Riebl (born 1981), Australian singer-songwriter
- Félix Rodríguez (baseball) (born 1972), Dominican baseball player
- Félix Rodríguez (soldier) (born 1941), Cuban-American soldier and CIA intelligence operative
- Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente (1928–1980), Spanish naturalist and broadcaster
- Felix Rosenqvist (born 1991), Swedish professional racing driver
- Felix Salmon (born 1972), British American financial journalist
- Felix Sater (born 1966), Russian-American mobster
- Felix Schütz (born 1987), German ice hockey player
- Felix Siauw (born 1984), Chinese-Indonesian Islamic cleric, preacher, author and da'i
- Felix Silla (1937–2021), Italian actor
- Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr., 1971), American DJ and record producer
- Felix Standaert, Belgian diplomat
- Felix Steiner (1896–1966), German Waffen-SS commander
- Félix Stevens (born 1964), Cuban sprinter
- Félix Torres (baseball) (born 1932), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Félix Trinidad (born 1973), Puerto Rican boxer
- Felix Unger (born 1946), Austrian heart surgeon and specialist
- Félix Varela (1788–1853), Cuban Catholic priest and independence leader
- Felix Wankel (1902–1988), German mechanical engineer
- Felix Weingartner (1863–1942), Austrian conductor, composer and pianist
- Felix D. Williamson (1921–1947), American pilot and United States Army Air Forces major
- Felix Yusupov (1887–1967), Russian aristocrat
- Archduke Felix of Austria (1916–2011), Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
- Count Felix of Monpezat (born 2002), member of the Danish royal family
- José Félix Uriburu (1868–1932), Argentinian Lieutenant
- Felix Zenger (born 1986), Finnish beatboxer
- León Félix Batista (born 1964), Dominican author and poet
- Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893–1970), son of the deposed Robert I, Duke of Parma
- Prince Félix of Luxembourg (born 1984), son of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Prince of Nassau
- Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg (1800–1852), Austrian statesman and nobleman
Surname
edit- Allyson Felix (born 1985), American track and field athlete
- António Félix da Costa (born 1991), Portuguese racing driver
- Bertha Felix Campigli (1882–1949), American Coast Miwok photographer
- João Félix (born 1999), Portuguese footballer
- Julie Felix (1938–2020), American-British singer
- Julien Félix (fl. 1911), French aviator
- Margaret Elisabeth Felix (born 1937), Indian educator
- Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born 1946), Mexican drug lord
Fictional characters
edit- Felix the Cat, a cartoon character
- Felix, in the 2009 American comedy film The Hangover
- Felix, in the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours
- Felix Faust, a DC Comics villain sorcerer
- Felix, from the video game series SSX
- Felix, a member of the Volturi Guard in the Twilight series
- Felix, an Iberian lynx in the animated film Missing Lynx
- Felix, the protagonist of the novel Armor by John Steakley
- Felix, the title character from a series of Micro Power video games such as Felix in the Factory
- Felix, a 'lost boy' from the television show Once Upon a Time (TV series)
- Felix, a holo-programmer in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Felix, also known as Experiment 010, an alien experiment from Disney's Lilo & Stitch franchise
- Felix, the main protagonist in Golden Sun: The Lost Age and supporting antagonist in Golden Sun, both of the Golden Sun video game series
- Felix Argyle, from the anime/light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
- Felix Bassenak, "Uncle Felix", character played by S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall in the 1945 film Christmas in Connecticut
- Felix Boulevardez, in the television series The Proud Family and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
- Felix Dawkins, a primary character portrayed by Jordan Gavaris in the BBC America/Space TV series Orphan Black
- Felix DeZouza, from the movie Formula 51
- Felix Ferne, from the Australian television show Nowhere Boys
- Felix Fischoeder, in the television series Bob's Burgers
- Felix Hugo Fraldarius, a playable character in the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Felix Gaeta, in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series
- Felix Gunn, a minor character in the book series Children of the Red King
- Felix Harrowgate, the protagonist of the Doctrine of Labyrinths series of books
- Felix Holt, the title character in George Eliot's novel Felix Holt, the Radical
- Felix Jaeger, in the Gotrek and Felix series of books
- Felix Krull, the protagonist of Thomas Mann's novel Confessions of Felix Krull
- Felix de Lacey, minor character in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein
- Felix Leiter, from the James Bond books and movies
- Felix Lodd, in The Edge Chronicles
- Felix Philips, a minor character in the Kane Chronicles (book series)
- Felix Phillips, primary character in Margaret Atwood's novel Hag-Seed
- Felix Renton, in Disney's Kim Possible
- Felix Richter, from Dead by Daylight
- Felix Sanders, the protagonist of The Divide trilogy book series
- Felix Stewart, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Felix Taggaro, recurring character in the television series One Tree Hill'
- Félix Tholomyes, minor character in Les Misérables
- Felix Ungar, in the stage play, movie adaptation and television series The Odd Couple
- Félix Fathom, character from the French animated television series Miraculous Ladybug
- Fix-It Felix Jr., from Disney's Wreck-It Ralph
- Félix, from Disney’s Encanto
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Origin and meaning of felicity". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-06-10.