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Flynn or Felix

38 replies

newchapterforme · 31/07/2023 18:44

Hi!

Looking for names to go with sibling Alec. Alec is the full name so two syllables would work best with surname.

Names we do like but can't decide are;

Flynn
Felix

Don't know any children around us with these names but I am aware of the creeping popularity of Felix.

Thanks.

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M00nknight · 18/08/2023 13:06

Felix ? Are you naming a cat ?

RavingStyle · 15/08/2023 11:06

Ooh, tricky... I really like both!

I think Flynn edges it for me because of the cat food association with Felix.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 15/08/2023 10:11

OK 😊

DuchessOfSausage · 15/08/2023 10:09

🙄I say Isobel differently to Isabel.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 15/08/2023 09:59

Have to agree to disagree with you there, Duchess. Isobel is an exact homophone for Isabelle and Isabel. Flynn is not an exact homophone for Finn, despite being very similar.

Belladonna56 · 15/08/2023 09:58

I prefer Flynn. Alec and Flynn sound nice together. (I don't think Flynn sounds chavvy).

DuchessOfSausage · 15/08/2023 09:56

But it's a bit like saying that Isobel is really unusual and not faddy. It might be true but if you combine it with all the Isabel(le)/Isabella then it seems very run-of-the-mill

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 15/08/2023 09:49

Yes, that was exactly my point @DuchessOfSausage.

DuchessOfSausage · 15/08/2023 09:48

Finn and Flynn sound very similar @ZoyaTheDestroyer . Lots of Finns will be Finley and variations on their bc. If you combine the Fin* names with Flynn they seem faddy.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 15/08/2023 09:39

Really surprised to see pp describing Flynn as faddy or a passing trend. It’s never been especially popular. I wonder if they are conflating it with Finn, which when combined with the very popular Finley is very popular indeed. I think Flynn would be frequently misheard as Finn for the same reason.

OopsieeDaisy · 15/08/2023 09:29

Sandysandwich · 01/08/2023 03:26

Flynn is lovely

Saying Alec and Felix together makes me slip into saying Alex

Exactly this!

DuchessOfSausage · 15/08/2023 08:47

Felixstowe is a cat to me.
I could have sworn it was a town in Suffolk.

SequinsandStiIettos · 15/08/2023 01:45

Love Flynn.
Felix makes me think of:

  1. cat food
  2. Wreck it Ralph (Fix-it Felix) or
  3. OO7 (Felix Leiter)
I also know what pp means about Alex and Felix If you were doing matchy Alec and Eric Alec and Isaac Other two syllable Alec and Ezra Alec and Asa

Flynn is lovely though.

Daisybuttercup12345 · 15/08/2023 01:16

Felixstowe is a cat to me.
Fraser?

Coronationstation · 01/08/2023 21:50

Alec is very scottish to me, i’d probably go with Finlay / Finn or Fergus.

DinnaeFashYersel · 01/08/2023 19:16

I'd go with Finn

Flynn is a surname
Felix is a cat

GeorgiaGirl52 · 01/08/2023 19:11

Felix is a cat.
Flynn is better. Or Finn. Or Phillip. Or Elliot.

PurpleChrayne · 01/08/2023 18:57

Felix.

Flynn is chavvy.

Cabeza · 01/08/2023 18:54

My first thought is, In like Flynn <despite not being that ancient>. So I vote Felix.

CurlewKate · 01/08/2023 18:46

Depends how you're saying Alec. Alek then Felix . Alex then something else (not keen on Flynn!)

pambeeslyhalpert2 · 01/08/2023 18:40

There's a gorgeous Felix in my nct group so I love that name. Flynn was my boy name if we had a boy.

So Flynn. But I love Felix

waterdroprooftopz · 01/08/2023 14:29

Finn?

ClaraThePigeon · 01/08/2023 14:26

Felix. Flynn is awful.

DuchessOfSausage · 01/08/2023 14:25

Flynn goes best. Alec and Felix would make me say Alex and Felix.
Philip is nice, and underused, if you want an F sound and 2 syllables.
I like Alec

merrymelodies · 01/08/2023 07:09

Felix. Means happy.