MEANING & HISTORY
What does James Felix mean?
James comes through Latin Iacomus and Iacobus from Hebrew Jacob. The biblical heel-related account is one interpretation of Jacob; its ultimate formation is debated.
Felix is independently the Latin adjective for lucky or successful. The separate component histories do not promise that a bearer will succeed.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
English; Hebrew; Latin
Parts of this name
Similar names to James Felix
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Names in this collection
- Jamelle♂♀Often associated in secondary name guides with: A proposed form in the Jamal name family
- Jacqueline♀Feminine form of Jacques, in the Jacob family
- Janella♀Variant of Janelle, a diminutive of Jane
- Janelle♀God is gracious; Jane with -elle
- Janette♀God is gracious; variant of Janet
- Jannelle♀Often associated in secondary name guides with: A Jane-family spelling related to Janelle
- Jackson♂Son of Jack
- Januario♂January, through Latin Ianuarius
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate records ·
JAMES FELIX III
· CSV row 6,731 · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: James (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: jacob (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: Felix (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — James (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Felix (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Felix (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Felix (English) (opens in a new tab)