Felix

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Proper noun 3 Danish 3.1 Proper noun 4 German 4.1 Proper noun 5 Latin 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Proper noun 6 Norwegian 6.1 Proper noun 7 Swedish 7.1 Proper noun 7.1.1 Related terms

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From Latin Felix, meaning happy, lucky

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• IPA: /ˈfɪilɪks/; SAMPA: /"fi:lIks/

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Singular Felix

Plural -

Felix

1. A male given name.
2. A generic name given to a cat.

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• 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Acts 24:24

  And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

• 2005 Marc Cerasini, etc, Operation Hell Gate, HarperEntertainment, ISBN 0060842245, page 134:

  Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner.

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• female given names: Felicia, Felicity

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Felix m.

1. A male given name, cognate to Felix.

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Felix

1. A male given name, cognate to Felix.

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Felix

1. A male given name, cognate to Felix.

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felix "lucky, happy"

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Felix

1. A Roman cognomen, later the name of early Christian saints.

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Felix

1. A male given name, cognate to Felix.

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Felix

1. A male given name, cognate to Felix.

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• Felicia