Felix (name)

Felix is a male first name and a common family name.

Origin and Meaning

Felix comes from the Latin ( felix, Felicis ), meaning " fortunate ", " happy ", "successful", or " Happy ". Female versions of the first name is Felicity, Felicia and Felicity. The Italian form of the name is Felice.

Dissemination

At the beginning of the 20th century, Felix was a moderately popular first name in Germany. His popularity sank to the middle of the century back from more. However, from the early seventies, his popularity rose again sharply. Since the nineties he was often among the ten most- assigned name of each year.

Variants

  • Felice, Felici, Felicia, Felician, Feliciano, Felician, Felicien, Felício, Felicissimus, Felicitas, Felicetti

Name Days

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Felix, title of Roman emperors since the initial adoption by Commodus 185, was later adopted as a rule with the enthronement
  • Felix V (1383-1451), anti-pope
  • Felix da Housecat (born 1971 ) American DJ and producer
  • Felix of Urgell († 818), bishop and theologian
  • Félix Mieli Venerando, goalkeeper of Brazil's World Cup winning squad of 1970
  • Flavius ​​Felix, the Roman army champion in the 5th century
  • Heinrich Felix von Harburg ( about 1080-1153 ), Archbishop and temporarily Regent
  • Marcus Antonius Felix, procurator of the province of Judea, 11, is mentioned in Acts
  • Minucius Felix, Christian writer (early 3rd century)

Roman namesakes

  • Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix († 62 ), Roman consul 52
  • Gaius Rusticelius Felix Afer, Roman KOROPLAST
  • Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix († 78 BC ), Roman politician and military commander
  • Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (consul 33 ), Roman consul 33
  • Lucius Mummius Felix Cornelianus, Roman Consul 237

Family name

A

  • Allyson Felix ( born 1985 ), American sprinter
  • Ana Dulce Félix ( b. 1982 ), Portuguese long-distance runner
  • Antonio Carlos Félix ( born 1957 ), Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Luz
  • Arthur Felix (1887-1956), Polish bacteriologist

C

  • Christopher Felix (born 1964 ), Canadian ice hockey player

D

  • Delbert Felix (* ≈ 1958), American jazz bassist

E

  • Emil Felix (1875-1941), Swiss architect
  • Eugen Felix (1836-1906), Austrian painter

F

  • François Félix ( born 1949 ), French footballer
  • František Felix, Czechoslovakian ski jumper
  • Franz Felix (tenor ) ( Leopold Franz Xaver Felix Stefanek; 1886-1963 ), Austrian tenor

B

I

  • Ivo Felix (* 1955), Czechoslovakian ski jumper

J

  • January Brzak -Felix (1912-1988), Czechoslovakian canoe racers
  • Jesus Francisco Felix (* 1980 ), tennis player from the Dominican Republic
  • John Felix (1859-1941), German palaeontologist
  • Julie Felix ( * 1938 ), US- American folk rock singer

K

  • Kelvin Edward Felix ( b. 1933 ), Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Castries
  • Kurt Felix (1941-2012), Swiss television presenter

L

  • Lennie Felix (1920-1981), British jazz pianist
  • Louis Nicolas Victor de Félix d' Ollières (1711-1775) French military and statesman

M

  • Manuela Felix (* 1984), German marksman
  • Marc Leopold Felix (* 1942), a Belgian expert on African art, art collectors and dealers
  • María Félix (1914-2002), Mexican actress

N

  • Nayara Felix (* 1991), Brazilian volleyball player

P

  • Paola Felix ( Paola, born 1950 ), Swiss singer and presenter

R

  • Ragnar Felix (born 1958 ), Norwegian tennis player
  • René Felix (* 1990), Austrian football player

S

  • Sascha W. Felix (1945-2012), German linguist
  • Seymour Felix (1892-1961), American dancer and choreographer
  • Sylviane Félix ( born 1977 ), French athlete

W

  • Walther Felix (1860-1930), German anatomist
  • Felix Werner (1927-1998), German musicologist
  • Willi Felix (1892-1962), German surgeon
  • Wolfgang Felix (1923-2010), German pharmacologist

Z

  • Zdenek Felix (* 1938), Czech- German curator for contemporary art and photography
  • Zoé Félix (born 1976 ), French actress

Fictional characters

  • Felix Krull from the novel Confessions of Felix Krull by Thomas Mann
  • Felix ( children's book series ) from the children's book series by Annette Langen and Constanza Droop
  • Felix the Cat, cartoon and movie character
Felicity (given name) Perdita Felicien Felix of Nola Pope Felix III April 15 Felix of Byzantium May 13 Felix of Burgundy May 18 Felix of Cantalice May 31 June 5 June 16 July 12 July 29 Antipope Felix II August 30 September 11 Felix and Regula September 19 Felix and Constantia October 12 Pope Felix IV November 5 November 20 Felix of Valois December 30 Pope Felix I Felix (consul 428) Magister militum Henry I (Archbishop of Mainz) Chris Felix Kelvin Felix Kurt Felix (television presenter)
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