name
Felix
FEE-lihks
name
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A male given name from Latin.
"And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ."
— The Holy Bible (1611)
"Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner."
— (2005)
"“I call on all citizens of Berlin and across Germany to wear the yarmulke (as the skullcap is known in Yiddish) next Saturday if there are new, intolerable attacks targeting Israel and Jews on the occasion of Al-Quds Day in Berlin,” said Felix Klein in a statement."
— (2019)
2
A generic name given to a cat.
3
A place name: A municipality in Almería province, Andalusia, Spain.
4
A place name: A community and railway point in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
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A place name: An unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, United States.
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A place name: A township in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, named after Felix Grundy.
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A place name: A township in Grundy County, Iowa, United States, also named after Felix Grundy.
noun
1
Free Electron Laser for Infrared eXperiments
2
Free-orbit Experiment with Laser Interferometry X-Rays
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Etymology
From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”).