Felix

[nasara]

Talk to me about the name Felix. Do you think it's:

A) a name you like
B) a name you don't like
C) a cat's name

We can't quite decide!

Like it lots!

Are you in the UK? It's a well known cat food brand, like Whiskas.

B) & C) for me, sorry OP

B and c for me too

It's very common where I live (SW London) and we know lots of Felixes. So though I know it's a cat food brand, I know far too many boys aged between 5 and 16 to think of that now.

B and C.

C wouldn't deter me from choosing it if I liked it though.

A & C! Think it's lovely but the cat thing is difficult to get past.

It's the name of a lovely, quirky 10 year old we know. Like it a lot .

C sorry, I just hear the jingle "cats like Felix like Felix".

I hear cat too. Sorry

But, cats are cute, There are loads of names that have turned up on food brands so go for it if you like it :)

Love it (even though our cat eats Felix)

A for me

I like it but I know 5 felixes., all toddler aged

It's a very nice name for a little boy/man.

I sounds quite childlike, I think that's why I don't like it.

I wouldn't have chosen it, and it is a cat's name, but I know one and he's gorgeous.

A. I know loads of them (there are a couple in DS's year at school, and a couple in DD1's year, and DD1 was at nursery with another, and DD2 is at nursery with yet another) so I don't think of it as cat-related at all these days. It's not as though you're naming a child Whiskas.

Its my DS name and I love it. We do get people saying about the cat thing but have also gotten packs of compliments on it. I picked it thinking it wasn't wildly common tjough and he is one of four felix's at his nursery. I still think it is a fantastic name, when DH and I thought f it we were both dead set. Trying to name the forthcoming DD at the moment and can't quite find the right thing.

A but also C.

The brand of cat food doesn't help.

I do like it though!

Definitely a cat's name for me OP.

Cute, I know one about 7yo.

Aside from the cat food there's also the cartoon cat of the same name.

A and C. Notwithstanding the cat association, it's a name that has grown on me significantly these last few months and it's currently in our top 2, slightly above boring Benjamin. If we settle on Felix I might even call him 'the housecat' as a nn ;-)

Your replies have basically echoed our discussions. And to add to the negatives, I think it is one of those names where there'll be possibly more than one in each year group and I really want to avoid that as much as possible.

It's so hard to find a boys' name!

Oh well, it wasn't ideal with our last name anyway.

What are your other names op?

Is it the x in Felix you like?