"Felix" meaning in English

See Felix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈfiːlɪks/
Rhymes: -iːlɪks Etymology: From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁(y)-}}, {{der|en|la|Fēlīx|lit=happy, lucky}} Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Felix
  1. A male given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Related terms (female given names): Felicia, Felicity Translations (male given name): Εὐτύχιος (Eutúkhios) (Ancient Greek), فيليكس (Arabic), Fèlix (Catalan), Feliu (Catalan), Felix (Czech), Felix (Danish), Felix (Dutch), Flîs (Emilian), Felikso (Esperanto), Feliks (Estonian), Félix (French), Felix (German), Φήλιξ (Fílix) (Greek), פליקס (Hebrew), Félix (Hungarian), Felix (Indonesian), Felice (Italian), フェリックス (Ferikkusu) (Japanese), 펠릭스 (pellikseu) (Korean), Felix [masculine] (Latin), Fliz (Leonese), Filìs (Lombard), Felis (Lombard), Felix (Norwegian), Felitz [masculine] (Occitan), Feliç [masculine] (Occitan), Faliç [masculine] (Occitan), Fèliç [masculine] (Occitan), فلیکس (Persian), Feliks [masculine] (Polish), Szczęsny [masculine] (Polish), Félix [masculine] (Portuguese), Фе́ликс (Féliks) [masculine] (Russian), Félix (Spanish), Felix (Swedish), Фе́лікс (Féliks) (Ukrainian), فلیکس (Urdu), Fêlix (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Felix-en-name-XC4~mcw6 Disambiguation of 'female given names': 23 12 12 12 17 12 12 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 74 8 3 3 4 4 4
  2. A generic name given to a cat.
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  3. A place name:
    A municipality in Almería province, Andalusia, Spain.
    Categories (place): Municipalities of Spain, Places in Andalusia, Spain, Places in Spain
    Sense id: en-Felix-en-name-0~lap1Dd
  4. A place name:
    A community and railway point in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Felix-en-name-T4fPAFtO
  5. A place name:
    An unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in California, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in California, USA
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  6. A place name:
    A township in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, named after Felix Grundy.
    Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Felix-en-name-pZl1yz7v
  7. A place name:
    A township in Grundy County, Iowa, United States, also named after Felix Grundy.
    Categories (place): Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Felix-en-name-StbF3rHs
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