Felix (name)
| Pronunciation | English: /ˈfiːlɪks/ FEE-liks French: [feliks] Swedish: [ˈfěːlɪks] Polish: [ˈfɛliks] Spanish: [ˈfeliks] Catalan: [ˈfɛliks] Portuguese: [ˈfɛliʃ] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | "lucky" or "successful" |
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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", in Polish and Croatian "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 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 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 French animated television series Miraculous Ladybug
- Felix, also known as Experiment 010, an alien experiment from Disney's Lilo & Stitch franchise
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