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Felix
Pronunciation	English: /ˈfiːlɪks/ FEE-liks; French: [feliks]; Swedish: [ˈfěːlɪks]; Polish: [ˈfɛliks]; Spanish: [ˈfeliks]; Catalan: [ˈfɛliks]; Portuguese: [ˈfɛliʃ]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	"lucky" or "successful"
Other names
Related names	Felicity; Felicia;

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Felix is a male given name that stems from Latin (fēlix, felicis) and means "happy" or "lucky".

Its female form is Felicity (English)—late 14c., "happiness; that which is a source of happiness", from Old French felicite "happiness" (14c.), from Latin felicitatem (nominative felicitas) "happiness, fertility", from felix (genitive felicis) "happy, fortunate, fruitful, fertile".^[1]

In German, Dutch, Czech, Slovenian, Romanian and Scandinavian languages the form "Felix" is the same as English. In French, Hungarian, Slovak, Portuguese and Spanish it is written with an acute accent, "Félix", whereas in Catalan it is written with a grave accent, "Fèlix". The Italian form of the name is "Felice", and its Polish and Croatian form is "Feliks".

Felix may refer to:

Romans

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix a Roman dictator
Antonius Felix, procurator of Judaea
Flavius Felix, a Roman consul
A part of many Roman emperors' titles starting with Commodus
Felix (son of Entoria), son of Saturn and Entoria and brother of Janus in Roman mythology

Late Antiquity and Middle Ages

Saints

"Saint Felix" may refer to:
- Felix of Heraclea, martyred with Januarius
- Felix and Constantia (d. 68), martyrs
- Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus (d. c. 212), martyrs
- Felix of Nola (d. c. 255)
- Felix and Regula (d. 286), martyrs
- Felix of Thibiuca (d. 303), bishop of Thibiuca, and patron of Venosa, martyred with Audactus, Fortunatus, Januarius, and Septimus
- Felix and Adauctus (d. c. 303), martyrs
- Felix and Nabor (d. c. 303), martyrs
- Felix of Como (d. c. 390)
- Felix of Nîmes (4th century)
- Felix (d. c. 310), martyred at Furci with Justin of Siponto
- Felix of Hadrumetum (d. c. 434) North African Catholic bishop
- Felix of Cornwall (5th or 6th century)
- Felix of Nantes (died 584), bishop of Nantes
- Felix of Burgundy (7th century), who introduced Christianity to the East Anglians
- Felix (d. 852), one of the Martyrs of Córdoba with Aurelius and Natalia
- Felix the Hermit (9th century)
- Felix of Rhuys (d. 1038)
- Felix of Valois (d. 1212)
- Felix, martyred with Anesius

Popes

Pope Felix I (269–274)
Antipope Felix II (356–365)
Pope Felix III (483–492)
Pope Felix IV (526–530)
Antipope Felix V, earlier Amadeus VIII of Savoy (1439–1449)

Bishops and priests

Felix (bishop of Urgell) (died 818), a Christian bishop and theologian
Felix of Byzantium (fl. early 2nd century), bishop of Byzantium
Felix of Ravenna, archbishop in 709-724
Felix, Frankish clerk of King Æthelwulf of Wessex (fl. 9th century)
Felix, author of a Life of Saint Guthlac

Early modern period (1500–1799)

Felix of Cantalice (died 1587)
Felix of Nicosia (died 1787)

Modern times (1800–present)

Aliases

Felix (musician), the alias of British DJ and producer Francis Wright
Felix da Housecat, a House music DJ and record producer
The pseudonym of Nicholas Wanostrocht, 19th century English cricketer
The codename of Cold War spy Dieter Gerhardt
The pen name of Tom Horan, Australian Test cricketer and cricket journalist

Given names

Felix Adler (screenwriter) (1884–1963), film writer, known for writing many The Three Stooges scripts
Felix Adler (Society for Ethical Culture) (1851–1933), popular lecturer and founder of Ethical Culture
Felix Agnus (1839–1925), American military officer and newspaper editor
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (1887–1966), Dutch geophysicist and geodesist
Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canadian tennis player
Felix Batista, an American security expert
Felix Baumgartner, Austrian skydiver who set the world record for the highest skydive at 127,000 feet (39 km)
Felix Behrend (1911–1962), German and Australian mathematician
Felix Bloch (1905–1983), physicist and Nobel laureate
Felix Brych, German football referee
Felix Bwalya (1970–1997), boxer from Zambia
Félix Caballero, Dominican priest
Felix Calonder (1863–1952), Swiss politician
Felix Cavaliere, American music producer and musician
Félix Chopin (1813–1892), French bronze designer, active in Russia.
Felix Dias Bandaranaike (1930-1985), Sri Lanka Minister of Finance from 1975-1977
Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike I (1861-1947), Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II (1891-1951), Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Felix Maria Diogg (1762–1834), Swiss Classicism portrait painter
Felix Dodds, sustainable development activist
Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877–1926), Polish Communist, founder of Bolshevik secret police, the Cheka
Felix Ehrlich (1877–1942), German chemist and biochemist
Félix Faure (1841–1899), President of France from 1895 until 1899
Félix Fénéon (1861–1944), French anarchist and art critic
Félix Fermin, former Major League Baseball player born in the Dominican Republic
Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962
Félix Omar Fernández, Puerto Rican track and field athlete
Félix González-Torres (1957–1996), Cuban-American artist
Félix Guattari (1930–1992), French psychotherapist and philosopher
Felix Hamrin (1875–1937), Prime Minister of Sweden August–September 1932
Felix Hanemann, Bassist and keyboardist for the American rock band Zebra.
Felix Hausdorff (1868–1942), German mathematician, founder of modern topology
Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball pitcher
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993), first President of Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa
Félix José Hernández, Venezuelan football midfielder
Felix Hoffmann (1868–1946), German chemist and inventor of Aspirin
Felix Hoffmann (basketball), German basketball player
Felix Jaehn, German DJ and producer
Felix Jones, American football player
Felix Jones (rugby union), Irish rugby union player
Felix Kasper (1915–2003), Austrian figure skater
Felix Klein (1849–1925), German mathematician
Felix Kjellberg, YouTube personality and video gamer, better known as PewDiePie
Felix Kroos, German football player
Felix Latzke, former Austrian football player and manager
Félix Leclerc (1914–1988), Québécois singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and political activist
Felix Lee, member of South-Korean boy-group Stray Kids
Félix Lengyel, Canadian Overwatch player
Felix von Luckner (1881–1966), German nobleman and navy officer
Felix Magath, former German football central midfielder and current manager
Felix Malloum, president of Chad from 1975–1979
Felix Manalo (1886–1963), Founder and First leader of a religious movement Iglesia ni Cristo
Félix Mantilla (baseball), former Major League Baseball player
Félix Mantilla Botella, former Spanish professional tennis player
Félix Mathé (1834–1911), French politician
Felix J. McCool (1912–1972), American Marine held as prisoner of war in both World War II and Korean War
Felix Michel Melki (born 1994), Swedish-Lebanese footballer
Félix Miélli Venerando (1927–2012), Brazilian football goalkeeper (1970 World Cup winner)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), German composer
Felix Neureuther, German alpine skier
Felix A. Obuah, Nigerian businessman
Félix Ortiz, Representative of New York's 51st Assembly District
Felix Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala Member of Parliament for the Gampaha District
Felix Pipes (born 1887), Austrian tennis player
Félix Porteiro, Spanish racecar driver
Félix Potvin, former ice hockey goaltender
Felix Riebl, founding member of The Cat Empire
Félix Rodríguez (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher
Félix Rodríguez (Central Intelligence Agency), former CIA intelligence operative
Felix Rodriguez (guitarist), guitar player in the Swedish band, The Sounds
Felix Rosenqvist, racing driver for Chip Ganassi Racing in the IndyCar Series
Felix Salmon, American financial journalist
Felix Sandman, singer
Felix Sater (born 1966), a Russian-American mobster
Felix Schütz, German ice hockey player
Felix Siauw (born 1984), Indonesian Chinese Islamic cleric
Felix Standaert, Belgian diplomat
Felix Steiner, German Waffen-SS commander, most notable for the participation in the Battle of Berlin
Félix Stevens, Cuban sprinter
Félix Trinidad, Puerto Rican boxer
Felix Unger, Austrian heart surgeon
Félix Varela (1788–1853), Cuban churchman
Felix Wankel (1902–1988), German inventor of the Wankel engine
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942), Austrian conductor, composer and pianist
Felix D. Williamson (1921–1947), American flying ace during World War II
Felix Yusupov (1887–1967), Russian noble famous for his part in the murder of Grigory Rasputin
Archduke Felix of Austria, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
León Félix Batista, Dominican poet
Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893–1970), son of the deposed Robert I, Duke of Parma
Prince Felix of Denmark, Danish prince
Prince Félix of Luxembourg, son of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Prince of Nassau
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg (1800–1852), Austrian statesman and part of Europe's highest nobility

Surname

Allyson Felix (born 1985), American track and field athlete
João Félix (born 1999), Portuguese footballer
Julie Felix, (born 1938–2020) American folk singer
Julien Félix (fl. 1911), French aviator
Margaret Elisabeth Felix (born 1937), Indian educator
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born 1946), Mexican drug lord who formed the Guadalajara Cartel

Fictional characters

Felix Fraldarius, a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Felix the Cat, a cartoon character
Felix Alexius, a character in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition
Felix Argyle, a character in the Japanese animation title Re:Zero (also known as Ferris)
Felix Bassenak, “Uncle Felix”, character played by S. Z. “Cuddles” Sakall in the 1945 film Christmas in Connecticut.
Felix Boulevardez, a character in the television series, The Proud Family
Felix Dawkins, a primary character portrayed by Jordan Gavaris in the BBC America/Space TV series Orphan Black
Felix DeZouza, a character from the movie Formula 51
Felix Ferne, a character from the Australian television show Nowhere Boys
Felix Fischoeder, a character in the television series Bob's Burgers
Felix Gaeta, a character 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, a character in the Gotrek and Felix series of books
Felix Krull, the protagonist of Thomas Mann's novel Confessions of Felix Krull
Felix Leiter, a character from the James Bond books and movies
Felix Lodd, a character in The Edge Chronicles
Felix Phillips, a primary character in Margaret Atwood's novel Hag-Seed
Felix Renton, a secondary character in Disney's Kim Possible
Felix Sanders, the protagonist of The Divide trilogy book series
Felix Stewart, a character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
Felix Taggaro, a recurring character in the television series One Tree Hill'
Félix Tholomyes, a minor character in Les Misérables and father of Cosette
Felix Ungar, character in the stage play, movie adaptation and television series The Odd Couple
Felix, a character from the Nintendo video game series Golden Sun
Felix, a character in the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours
Felix, a character 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
Fix-It Felix Jr., a character from Disney's Wreck-It Ralph.
Felix, a character from the Kane Chronicles
Felix, a character from the web-series Red vs. Blue
Felix, a 'lost boy' from the television show Once Upon a Time (TV series)
Felix, a holo-programmer in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine who was friends with Julian Bashir, fond of the 1960s and created Vic Fontaine
Felix de Lacey, a minor character in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein
Félix Graham de Vanily, Adrien Agreste's cousin from the French animated television series Miraculous Ladybug
Felix, also known as Experiment 010, an alien experiment from Disney's Lilo & Stitch franchise

References

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 Its female form is [[Felicity (given name)|Felicity]] (English)—late 14c., "happiness; that which is a source of happiness", from Old French felicite "happiness" (14c.), from Latin felicitatem (nominative felicitas) "happiness, fertility", from felix (genitive felicis) "happy, fortunate, fruitful, fertile".<ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=felicity&allowed_in_frame=0</ref>
-In German, Dutch, Czech, Slovenian, Romanian and Scandinavian languages the form "Felix" is the same as English. In French, Hungarian, Slovak, Portuguese and Spanish it is written with an acute accent, "Félix", whereas in Catalan it is written with a grave accent, "Fèlix". The Italian form of the name is "[[Felice]]", in Polish and Croatian "[[Feliks]]".
+In German, Dutch, Czech, Slovenian, Romanian and Scandinavian languages the form "Felix" is the same as English. In French, Hungarian, Slovak, Portuguese and Spanish it is written with an acute accent, "Félix", whereas in Catalan it is written with a grave accent, "Fèlix". The Italian form of the name is "[[Felice]]", and its Polish and Croatian form is "[[Feliks]]".
 '''Felix''' may refer to: