Felix or Louis

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DH can't get past the cat association but I love Felix. What with YouTube and streaming services, I think the younger generation are less likely to watch/be exposed to tv ads featuring cat food than we were so thinking the link between Felix and cats isn't really relevant. What are your thoughts?
The other name we have is Louis (pronounced Louie), sometimes I love it and sometimes not. Middle name likely to be George or Frederick. DS due next month.

I like Louis :)

We have cats and feed them Felix. My kids definitely associate Felix with cats.

Love them both!

I prefer Louis! Felix is really feline to me. What about Otis?

Love both. If I had to choose it would be Felix.

I really love Felix but wouldn't use it because of the niggling worry of the cat food association
If you go with Louis I'd avoid George as middle name

Still no further forward. This thread has been very helpful so thank you but it's looking pretty much like 50/50 with both names. Definitely won't be going with George as a middle name if we do choose Louis. In fact the royal association is now putting DH off more than the cat one!

Definitely Louis

Louis definitely.

Felix is just too much linked to the cat food, which is sold in the UK

We have a Felix, now in his mid-teens. DH had similar worries to yours, but honestly no one has ever made negative comments associating his name with cats or cat food. And really what does it matter - there are plenty of other names with 'associations' e.g. Flora or Stella!

I know I'm biased but I still think it's a lovely name and I'm really pleased we chose it.

I like how Felix sounds but the cat association is strong in my mind too ('cats like Felix like Felix'!) Having said that, I've met a couple of babies named Felix and I think for their generation it will just be a normal name, no feline link at all!

I much prefer Lewis to Louis, but absolutely nothing wrong with Louis as a name. I wouldn't make a Royal association based on Louis alone. Not a fan of George at all, but I'm probably in the minority there!