Felix
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Felix is a masculine given name of Latin origin meaning "happy" or "fortunate," borne by numerous historical and contemporary figures.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin given name
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given name → masculine given name → |
| category |
Latin masculine given names
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masculine given names → theophoric and virtue-related names → |
| culturalAssociation |
positive connotations of luck and happiness
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| etymology |
from Latin "felix"
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| gender |
masculine
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| hasDiminutive |
Feli
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Lex → |
| hasFeminineForm |
Felicia
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Felicity → |
| hasVariant |
Felice
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Felicio → Feliks → Feliz → Félix → |
| historicalUsage |
common Roman cognomen
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name of early Christian saints → name of several popes → |
| languageOfOrigin |
Latin
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| meaning |
fortunate
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happy → |
| notableBearerType |
artists and composers
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athletes → monarchs and nobles → politicians → popes → saints → scientists → |
| popularity |
used since ancient Roman times
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| relatedName |
Feliciano
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Felicitas → |
| script |
Latin alphabet
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| semanticField |
good fortune
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happiness → |
| shortFormOf |
names containing the Latin element "felix"
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| usage |
Dutch given name
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English given name → European given name → French given name → German given name → Hungarian given name → Polish given name → Scandinavian given name → Spanish given name → given name in many countries → |
Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Christian Eugène Marie
("Félix")
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Felix Adler → Felix Bernstein → Felix Bloch → Felix Dzerzhinsky → Felix Frankfurter → Felix Klein → Felix Mendelssohn → Felix Unger → Felix Y. Manalo → Félix Baciocchi ("Félix") → Félix María Calleja ("Félix") → Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu ("Félix") → Rufus Wainwright ("Rufus") → |
givenName |
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Felix
("Félix")
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Felix ("Felice") → |
hasVariant |
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Felix
("Feli")
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hasDiminutive |
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Volturi
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member |
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William R. Shafter
("Rufus")
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middleName |