Baby name Felix thoughts

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Do you like the boy name Felix?

It first reminded me of the cat food brand! But I am now starting to like it. It is quite a traditional name but the cat food brand might have ruined it maybe? What are your thoughts in 2025?

I like it. I remember the cat food brand but i can't imagine that being an issue for anyone.

I really like it. There are quite a lot of them about though, if that bothers you.

I like it, but I have cats and they're partial to the odd pouch of Felix, so it reminds me of cat food.

I like the meaning, but I can’t help thinking “cat”. On the other hand there are loads of names I’m not keen on, and I know plenty of people are bemused by my DCs’ names - you can’t please everyone. So if you like it, go for it.

DD was at primary school with a Felix and I thought how nice a name it is.

I like it, but it does remind me of 🐈‍⬛

I know a couple of young Felix's- it seems to be having a bit of a moment as an aspirational middle class sort of name.

I love the name Felix. Easily in my top 5 boys' names.

It’s a very well known brand of cat food in the UK

The cat thing actually runs deeper than brand name I think, because calling a cat Felix is kind of playing on the word “ feline.”

I’m a bit divided on Felix.

It has a lovely meaning, for which reason I do like Felicity, despite the feline potential. It is also quite a classic name.

However, there are loads of them and I’m not honestly sure I love the sound of it ( it vaguely sounds like a mix of helix, fetid and fetus to me). I don’t know many who are grown men and am not sure the sweet meaning is quite as endearing on a grown man.

But there are, without doubt, far worse names so if you happen to love it, why not.

I know an adult (German) Felix and think it's a great name for a man - he's an academic and is rather serious and beardy but funny, I can't even imagine him as a child.

It is quite popular at the moment, but not hugely so - only one in our primary school. It is associated with cats, but then people think Max and Rex are dog names and there are millions of them. I love it.

I really like it, and the meaning is so nice.

Felix is a great name, it means lucky and happy in Latin. I’ve never really thought about the cat connection, but there is a spell in Harry Potter that’s got Felix in it 😄

I really like Felix.

I like it. Easy to pronounce and spell and works on a child and adult.

A few years ago I saw this guy on the news and really liked the name.

Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian skydiver, famously jumped from a helium balloon 39 kilometers (24 miles) above Earth's surface as part of the Red Bull Stratos project, breaking the sound barrier in freefall and setting world records.

I love it

It's a great name. As others have said, 'felix' means 'fortunate', and has done so for 2000+ years. https://www.cultus.hk/Latin_vocab/adject3/felix.html
(The last letter(s) of the word change in Latin, from 'felix' to 'felis' etc because Latin is one of those languages where the endings of words change according to their function in sentences.)

If it matters - it has also literally meant 'cat' for the past few centuries. Our beloved pet moggies are, scientifically speaking, 'felis catus'. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=domestic+cat

But I still think it's a very good name.

I love it. Lovely meaning and I've met quite a few and the cat thing isn't something I think about. Never heard of the cartoon.

I like it was my list for my son.

It’s this guy. He’s actually cute.

Happy with that.

Love it

It’s ok. I’m not a huge fan but I don’t hate it. I’ve met several men/boys called Felix so I think of it as a name more than the cat food association.

I love Felix. It's on my list for if my baby is a boy. It's pretty popular, in the top hundred now, which does put me off a bit. Personally I couldn't care less about the cat food brand.