THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Felix
Felix is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Félix.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Tagalog
- /ˈfeliks/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈfɛː.lɪk̠s]Standard-Tagalog
- /ˈpeliks/Standard-Tagalog · with nativization
- [ˈpɛː.lɪk̠s]Standard-Tagalog · with nativization
- /ˈpelis/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈpɛː.lɪs]Standard-Tagalog
Fe · lix2 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Félix, a learned borrowing from Latin Fēlīx.
a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Felix
CebuanoEtymology & source
From Spanish Félix, from Latin Fēlīx.
a male given name from Spanish
EnglishEtymology & source
From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”).
A male given name from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Felix
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Felix Brawner Jr.
Filipino general (1934–2022)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Felix Makasiar
Chief Justice of the Philippines in 1985
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
57
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
11
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Felix Brawner Jr., Felix Makasiar
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Felix in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Felix
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Félix♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Alix·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Felice♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Feling♀Short form of Felisa and Felicidad
- Felino·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Felipa·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Felipe♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Felisa♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Felix?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Felix
6 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Antonio Felix·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Aurelio Felix·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Felix Gregorio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Felix William♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- James Felix·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Joseph Felix·Recorded Philippine given-name form
Explore Felix further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q18177136 — Felix (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Felix Brawner Jr. (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18177136 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Felix Makasiar (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18177136 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Felix (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Felix (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Felix (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.