Felix
Felix is a boy name of Latin origin, ranked #13 in popularity, meaning Happy, fortunate, lucky.
What Felix means
Happy, fortunate, lucky.
Felix sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Felix comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Felix is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Felix?
Felix is ranked #13, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.
The character of Felix
Two ideas meet in Felix: Happy and Lucky. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Felix
These share Felix's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Felicity — Intense happiness; good fortune.
- Asher — Happy, blessed, fortunate.
- Onni — Happiness; luck.
- Phuc — Blessing, good fortune.
- Fausto — Fortunate; lucky.
- Beatrice — She who brings happiness.
- Isaac — He will laugh; laughter.
- Boone — Good; a blessing.
- Gael — From Gaul; joyful.
- Maddox — Son of the benefactor; fortunate.
- Seojun — Auspicious and talented.
- Thabo — Joy; happiness.