Felix

See also felix, FELIX, and Félix

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin Felix, meaning happy, lucky

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɪilɪks/; SAMPA: /"fi:lIks/

Proper noun

Felix

1. A male given name.
   • 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.

2. A generic name given to a cat.

Related terms

• female given names: Felicia, Felicity

Translations

male given name

Czech: Felix (cs) Danish: Felix (da) Estonian: Feliks (et) French: Félix (fr) German: Felix (de)

Italian: Felice (it) Latin: Felix (la) Norwegian: Felix (no) Russian: Феликс (ru) (Féliks) m. Spanish: Félix (es) Swedish: Felix (sv)

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Czech

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix m.

1. A male given name.

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix

1. A male given name.

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German

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix

1. A male given name.

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Latin

Etymology

From felix (“lucky, happy”).

Proper noun

Felix

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

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix

1. A male given name.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Felix.

Proper noun

Felix

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Felicia