MEANING & HISTORY
What does Joseph Felix mean?
Joseph Felix combines the names Joseph and Felix. Joseph is the English form of Hebrew Yosef, transmitted through Greek and Latin biblical usage. Its conventional interpretation is God will add.
Genesis connects the name with the hope of another son. Joseph therefore belongs to a verbal naming tradition, expressing a hope or declaration. Felix comes directly from Latin Felix, a Roman cognomen based on the adjective for happy or fortunate.
The name was borne by several early saints and remained in use across European languages. Spanish Félix adds a stress mark, while the recorded form here is unaccented. The favourable gloss records the Latin vocabulary.
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Similar names to Joseph Felix
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- Josephine♀God will add; feminine form of Joseph
- Josephus♂Latinized Joseph; may God add
- Josefina♀Feminine form of José; God will add
- Josefino♂Masculine counterpart of Josefina
- Joselino♂A documented Jocelino spelling, from French Jocelyn
- Joselito♂Affectionate diminutive of José
- Josemari♂Blend of José and María
- Johannes♂God is gracious; Latin-transmitted John form
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Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate record · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Joseph (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Felix (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Joseph (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Joseph (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Felix (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
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