Felix

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Felix (or the Spanish Félix) is a common first name and surname. It originates from Latin, meaning "happy" or "lucky". ^[1] Due to it's favorable meaning, the name was popular with early Christians and used by many Saints and Popes. ^{[1] [1]}

The surname Felix is most common among the Spanish and French. ^[1]

POPULARITY

United States^[1]

Felix is the 1097 most common surname in Spain. ^[1]

PLACES

Felix is also the name of a number of places:

• Felix, Spain is a small municipality in the Spanish province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia
• St. Felix, Prince Edward Island
• Felix Arba, Rab, honorary Roman title of island Rab in Croatia
• San Felix, uninhabited island off the coast of Chile in the Pacific Ocean
• Saint-Félix is the name or part of the name of several places
• Băile Felixa thermal spa resort in Western Transylvania, Romania
• Felixstowe, city in England
• Felixdorf, a town in Austria^[1]

SAINTS and POPES

• Felix and Adauctus
• Felix and Nabor
• Felix and Regula
• Felix of Burgundy
• Felix of Cantalica
• Felix of Como
• Felix of Cornwall
• Felix of Nicosia
• Felix of Nola
• Felix of Rhuys
• Felix of Valois
• Felix, martyred with Anesius
• Felix, one of the Martyrs of Córdoba with Aurelius and Natalia
• Felix, martyred at Furci (see Justin of Siponto)
• Pope Felix I (269–274)
• Antipope Felix II (356-365)
• Pope Felix III (483–492)
• Pope Felix IV (526-530)
• Antipope Felix V, earlier Amadeus VIII of Savoy (1439-1449)

NAMESAKES

• FELIX (acronym) - Free Electron Laser for Infrared Experiments
• FELIX (acronym) Functional Environment for Longware Infrared eXchange^[1]

Felix has also become somewhat iconographic for some of the fictional characters developed using that first name over the years including:

• Felix the Cat, cartoon character
• Felix Jaeger, a character in the Gotrek and Felix series of books
• Felix Leiter, character from the James Bond books and movies
• Felix Sanders, the protagonist of the book series The Divide trilogy
• Felix Unger, character in television series The Odd Couple
• Felix Lodd, A character in the Edge Chronicles

Felix is also the name of a number of place names:

• St. Felix, Prince Edward Island
• Felix, Spain is a small municipality in the Spanish province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia
• Felix Arba, Rab, honorary Roman title of island Rab in Croatia
• San Felix, uninhabited island off the coast of Chile in the Pacific Ocean
• Saint-Félix is the name or part of the name of several places
• Băile Felixa thermal spa resort in Western Transylvania, Romania
• Felixstowe, city in England
• Felixdorf, a town in Austria^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Felix Bloch, Nobel Prize Winner, Physics 1952
• Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Jan 30, 1939 - Aug 28, 1962
• Felix Adler, International Clown Hall of Fame member (inducted 1989)
• Felix Chouinard, baseball player
• Felix Hernandez, baseball player
• Felix Jose, baseball player
• Felix Mackiewicz, baseball player
• Felix Moses, baseball player
• Felix Potvin, professional hockey player
• Felix Rodriguez, baseball player

• Junior Felix, Dominican baseball player
• Maria Felix, Mexican actress/entertainer
• Charles Reis Felix, Portuguese - American author
• Ray Felix, American basketball player

OTHER FELIX'S

Felix Smith, Felix Johnson, Felix Williams, Felix Jones, Felix Brown, Felix Davis, Felix Miller, Felix Wilson, Felix Moore, Felix Taylor, Felix Abali, Felix Abate, Felix Abdo, Felix Abioye, Felix Abram, Felix Chinenye, Felix Gabriel, Felix Abadia, Felix Abah, Felix Abalos, Felix Abbe-mensah, Felix Abella, Felix Aberouette, Felix Abeyta, Felix Abner, Felix Abrams, Felix Abreau, Felix Abad, Felix Abada, Felix Abadiano, Felix Abarca, Felix Abattam, Felix Abaunza, Felix Abaya, Felix Abbey, Felix Abboah, Felix Abbud, Felix Abdon, Felix Abel, Felix Abellera, Felix Abeson, Felix Abey, Felix Abiakam, Felix Abila, Felix Ablavskiy, Felix Abney, Felix Aboh, Felix Abot, Felix Abraham, Felix Abramovich, More results

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