Felix
[ˈfiːlɪks]Meaning
from a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin
Background Story
Felix comes from the Latin word Fēlīx, meaning "happy, lucky", and was a Roman cognomen. It was acquired as an agnomen by the 1st-century BC Roman general Sulla, and appears in the New Testament as the name of the governor of Judea who imprisoned Saint Paul. Because of its favourable meaning it was popular among early Christians and was borne by many early saints and four popes, and it has been used in England since the Middle Ages, though more popular in continental Europe. It is used in Biblical Greek, Catalan, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovene and Spanish.
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