Origin of the name Felix:
Derived from the Latin felix (happy, lucky). Felix was the name of four popes and several early saints, one of whom was an apostle to East Anglia.
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Flick, Fix, Lixy, LeeLee
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847), composer
Félix Hernández, Major League Pitcher from Venezuela.
Prince Félix of Luxembourg.
Prince Felix of Denmark
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Felix the Cat, the wonderful wonderful cat
Felix Unger, the fussy half of "The Odd Couple"
Felix Gaeta, character on "Battlestar Galactica" played by Alessandro Juliani.
"Felix Holt, the Radical," novel written by George Eliot.
"Confessions of Felix Krull," novel written by Thomas Mann.
Felix Leiter, fictional character created by Ian Fleming for the James Bond novels and films.
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Global Popularity of the Name Felix
- #8 in Canada (Quebec)
- #8 in Germany
- #11 in Austria
- #36 in Sweden
- #81 in Norway
- #159 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #205 in Canada (Alberta)
- #221 in Scotland
- #354 in United States
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