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Felix or Phoenix?

88 replies

Plonker26 · 15/02/2026 14:41

I know they’re different names, not just different spellings 😂 which do you prefer?

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JoeSikoraTommysStory · 16/02/2026 03:48

Definitely not felix isn’t that a cat name?

Don't be ridiculous. There is a cat called Felix, that doesn't make it a "cat's name".
Here are some other "cat's names":
James James the Cat - Wikipedia
Tom Tom and Jerry - Wikipedia
Larry Larry (cat) - Wikipedia

James the Cat - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Cat

Tiramisutoyou · 16/02/2026 14:18

Fe is for Fiona where I come from

felix is a cat food - no!!!

Theemptycappuccinocup · 16/02/2026 13:51

My son is Felix, and he goes by Fe. One of my friends also has a Felix, and she nicknames him "Feel". I love it and it means lucky 💙

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 16/02/2026 13:48

Excellent Scrabble words.

YouSayPotahto · 16/02/2026 13:46

I love both.
This is Mumsnet though where most people favour mainstream pedestrian names, so Phoenix doesn't fare as well as it will among the general population.

I met a Phoenix several years ago, he was about 7, probably 16ish now, I thought it was a fabulous, cool name.
I also know a Felix (same kind of age) and he wears it well.

I'd go for Phoenix. He can always go by Nick if he doesn't want the big name.

Rockyhorrors · 16/02/2026 13:44

Felix.

obliviate24 · 16/02/2026 13:44

I have a Felix 🩵

Tiramisutoyou · 16/02/2026 13:39

Neither

idontwanttomissathing · 16/02/2026 13:36

My nephew is Felix. He is 20 now and a lovely young man at uni. My best friend has a son named Phoenix, he’s 17 and is doing really well; also a great young man with a promising future I hope.
I like both but then, both my children (adult) have unusual names.

user2848502016 · 16/02/2026 12:11

Felix

Needmorelego · 16/02/2026 12:08

Lollylavender · 16/02/2026 12:07

Neither!

Felix is a well known cat food brand in the UK 🐈

It's also a fairly popular boys name 🤷

Lollylavender · 16/02/2026 12:07

Neither!

Felix is a well known cat food brand in the UK 🐈

Teaforthetotal · 16/02/2026 07:47

I really like both names. Think it also depends on your style,eg I am quite traditional so Felix would probably be what I'd use but I know lots of children with names like Phoenix and like those names too.

Harrietsaunt · 16/02/2026 07:42

Felix

stopringingme · 16/02/2026 07:40

Felix

cariadlet · 16/02/2026 07:25

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 16/02/2026 06:21

Felix means luck.

Phoenix is doomed to a lifetime of being spelled 'Pheonix' sadly (I know a child with this name, he's lovely and the name suits him, but unfortunately this is not a location where myths and legends are much known).

It can also be translated as happy.

It still feels like a cat's name to me although the female equivalent, Felicity, feels like a girl's name.

CurlewKate · 16/02/2026 06:51

Felix every time. No child wants be called Phoenix. Or even Phoenician, which is what Autocorrect suggested.

camelfinger · 16/02/2026 06:26

Felix is nice.
Phoenix is ok for London.

Duckies · 16/02/2026 06:25

Phoenix makes me think that one or both parents may have 'gone through' something.

Also surprised no Phoenix nights mentions yet.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 16/02/2026 06:21

Felix means luck.

Phoenix is doomed to a lifetime of being spelled 'Pheonix' sadly (I know a child with this name, he's lovely and the name suits him, but unfortunately this is not a location where myths and legends are much known).

cariadlet · 16/02/2026 06:18

Felix is a great name for a cat and Phoenix for a bird (if suitably majestic).
I'm not keen on either for a child.

Orangepate · 16/02/2026 06:17

I knew a primary school teacher who told me that any parent who named their child Felix, might as well have named him “Little Sod” because that is what they invariably turned out to be.

ArcticSkua · 16/02/2026 06:13

I know a Phoenix, she's a girl so I think of it as a girl's name. Her nickname is Phee. I'd choose Felix for a boy.

youalright · 16/02/2026 06:09

Phoenix. Felix is a cat

boobaaaa · 16/02/2026 04:39

Phoenix

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