Felix

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See also: felix, FELIX, Félix, Fèlix, and Fêlix

English

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Etymology

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From Latin Fēlīx (literally happy, lucky).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Felix

  1. A male given name from Latin.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], →OCLC, 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, 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.
  3. A place name:
    1. A municipality in Almería province, Andalusia, Spain.
    2. A community and railway point in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
    3. An unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, United States.
    4. A township in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, named after Felix Grundy.
    5. A township in Grundy County, Iowa, United States, also named after Felix Grundy.
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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish Félix, from Latin Fēlīx.

Proper noun

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Felix

  1. a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin]

Czech

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin Fēlīx.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlɪks]
  • Rhymes: -ɪks
  • Hyphenation: Fe‧lix

Proper noun

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Felix m anim

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

Declension

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin Fēlīx.

Proper noun

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Felix

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin Fēlīx.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Felix

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Inflection of Felix (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Felix Felixit
genitive Felixin Felixien
partitive Felixiä Felixejä
illative Felixiin Felixeihin
singular plural
nominative Felix Felixit
accusative nom. Felix Felixit
gen. Felixin
genitive Felixin Felixien
partitive Felixiä Felixejä
inessive Felixissä Felixeissä
elative Felixistä Felixeistä
illative Felixiin Felixeihin
adessive Felixillä Felixeillä
ablative Felixiltä Felixeiltä
allative Felixille Felixeille
essive Felixinä Felixeinä
translative Felixiksi Felixeiksi
abessive Felixittä Felixeittä
instructive Felixein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Felix (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Felixini Felixini
accusative nom. Felixini Felixini
gen. Felixini
genitive Felixini Felixieni
partitive Felixiäni Felixejäni
inessive Felixissäni Felixeissäni
elative Felixistäni Felixeistäni
illative Felixiini Felixeihini
adessive Felixilläni Felixeilläni
ablative Felixiltäni Felixeiltäni
allative Felixilleni Felixeilleni
essive Felixinäni Felixeinäni
translative Felixikseni Felixeikseni
abessive Felixittäni Felixeittäni
instructive
comitative Felixeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Felixisi Felixisi
accusative nom. Felixisi Felixisi
gen. Felixisi
genitive Felixisi Felixiesi
partitive Felixiäsi Felixejäsi
inessive Felixissäsi Felixeissäsi
elative Felixistäsi Felixeistäsi
illative Felixiisi Felixeihisi
adessive Felixilläsi Felixeilläsi
ablative Felixiltäsi Felixeiltäsi
allative Felixillesi Felixeillesi
essive Felixinäsi Felixeinäsi
translative Felixiksesi Felixeiksesi
abessive Felixittäsi Felixeittäsi
instructive
comitative Felixeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Feliximme Feliximme
accusative nom. Feliximme Feliximme
gen. Feliximme
genitive Feliximme Felixiemme
partitive Felixiämme Felixejämme
inessive Felixissämme Felixeissämme
elative Felixistämme Felixeistämme
illative Felixiimme Felixeihimme
adessive Felixillämme Felixeillämme
ablative Felixiltämme Felixeiltämme
allative Felixillemme Felixeillemme
essive Felixinämme Felixeinämme
translative Felixiksemme Felixeiksemme
abessive Felixittämme Felixeittämme
instructive
comitative Felixeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Felixinne Felixinne
accusative nom. Felixinne Felixinne
gen. Felixinne
genitive Felixinne Felixienne
partitive Felixiänne Felixejänne
inessive Felixissänne Felixeissänne
elative Felixistänne Felixeistänne
illative Felixiinne Felixeihinne
adessive Felixillänne Felixeillänne
ablative Felixiltänne Felixeiltänne
allative Felixillenne Felixeillenne
essive Felixinänne Felixeinänne
translative Felixiksenne Felixeiksenne
abessive Felixittänne Felixeittänne
instructive
comitative Felixeinenne

Statistics

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  • Felix is the 296th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,429 male individuals (and as a middle name to 855 more), and also belongs to 9 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

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Etymology

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From Latin Fēlīx.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːlɪks/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fe‧lix

Proper noun

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Felix

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Latin Fēlīx.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Felix m

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From fēlīx (lucky, happy).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Fēlīx m sg (genitive Fēlīcis); third declension

  1. A cognomen, particularly of later Roman emperors.
  2. A masculine given name, particularly of alleged early Christian saints.

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Fēlīx
genitive Fēlīcis
dative Fēlīcī
accusative Fēlīcem
ablative Fēlīce
vocative Fēlīx

Derived terms

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References

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  • Felix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Felix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Latin Fēlīx.

Proper noun

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Felix

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin Fēlīx.

Proper noun

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Felix c (genitive Felix)

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix
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