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Felix

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IAteTheCake · 29/04/2013 13:25

what do people think of the name Felix?

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juniper9 · 05/05/2013 20:32

I really like it but my surname starts with F so it's a no-go. It means lucky in Latin, which I think is sweet.

Sod the cat!

UnderPuns · 04/05/2013 08:41

Love Felix!

BeanoNoir · 04/05/2013 07:29

I love an x in a name

mrsmindcontrol · 02/05/2013 10:54

I love it but I would as its DS1's name,

Btw diddl, I have a Felix & an Oscar!(and also a Charlie too)

chaya5738 · 01/05/2013 19:55

I actually like the cat food association. It means it will never get as popular as, say, Max, which you can't move in a London playground without hearing.

SneakyBiscuitEater · 01/05/2013 17:03

I like it. DS has two 'x' names and if DD1 or DD2 had been a boy Felix would have been one of the middle names used.

Salbertina · 01/05/2013 17:00

Love it

usualsuspect · 01/05/2013 17:00

I like it. I think it's a cool name. I wouldn't worry about the cat thing.

Sophiesmummie · 01/05/2013 16:57

Why ignore the cat comments, LadyMetro? The OP is asking for peoples' opinions and a lot of people do associate Felix with the cat food brand.

CruCru · 01/05/2013 16:36

I know a Felix. The parents wanted a names that can be used in the UK and Austria.

LadyMetroland · 01/05/2013 14:30

Great name. Ignore cat comments.

tammytoby · 01/05/2013 14:27

I'm not that keen on the licks sound at the end. We also don't own a cat so no cat food associations here.

chaya5738 · 01/05/2013 14:25

I LOVE it. Very quirky and cool.

But then we don't have cats so I don't associate it with the cat food. I do associate it with Felix the Cat - but in a good way - he is such a cool character and one of the first cartoons.

It also works in lots of languages.

And Felix Baumgartner is pretty cool and not at all cat-like (except maybe in having more than one life...)

Spink · 01/05/2013 11:57

It is ds' middle name (sp feliks as it is after polish grandpa) so obv we love it Smile and the meaning is lovely.

evamummy · 01/05/2013 11:49

I too think Cat Food, sorry. Or the cartoon Felix the Cat! But perhaps you're not in the UK?

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SadPander · 30/04/2013 20:49

I love it, but dh is very against it due to it being a 'cat name'. He also has a long list of 'dog names' which I am not allowed to use! I would def go for it given the chance though (I do love cats though so personally don't see that connection as a negative).

UnderwaterBasketWeaving · 30/04/2013 18:18

Squoosh, I dont think it's at all childlike. I actually think it ages really well.

Maybe just me...

nannyof3 · 30/04/2013 13:55

A cat

squoosh · 30/04/2013 13:54

Not a name I'm fond of, it's too cat like for a boy and too cat like and too childish for a man.

I always think it sounds like a hiss too if that makes any sense. Probably due to the cat links.

diddl · 30/04/2013 13:23

I love it & always have.

I always wanted two boys-Felix & Oscar.

It didn't happen, but I still love both names.

carameldecaflatte · 30/04/2013 06:58

my 10 month old son is a Felix and obviously I love it!
It's a latin name meaning happy and lucky and we are happy to have him and he is lucky to be here as we almost lost him.
We had one idiot asking us if we'd named him after the cat food and we just said, "yes, of course we did, our cats love it (they don't) and we thought they'd love him too if we named him after their favorite food" that shut him up.
We had one or two raised eyebrows from family but they all love his name now! [g

gorionine · 30/04/2013 06:36

A few years ago I would have said a cat too. I have since met a Felix in his 30', kind, generous personality (not in UK though) It is a very nice name that does mean 'happy'.

UnderwaterBasketWeaving · 30/04/2013 06:34

People will be rude about it, but I think it'sthe best name ever!

MonkeyingAroundTown · 30/04/2013 06:27

Hate it for a childs name. Love it for a cats name