The first name Félix

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About the first name Félix

Meaning

The name Félix traditionally means “happy,” “fortunate,” or “fruitful”.

Historical origin

The name Félix comes directly from Latin felix.

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In parish acts, Félix can reflect a particular devotion to a saint who bore the name.

Pronunciation:fé-lixfel.iks

Frequency of the first name Félix by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Félix by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name FélixLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Félix in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001640171417881862193620101640–1644 3 baptisms1690–1694 3 baptisms1700–1704 3 baptisms1725–1729 3 baptisms1730–1734 3 baptisms1735–1739 9 baptisms1740–1744 15 baptisms1745–1749 9 baptisms1750–1754 6 baptisms1760–1764 9 baptisms1765–1769 15 baptisms1770–1774 9 baptisms1775–1779 9 baptisms1780–1784 12 baptisms1785–1789 27 baptisms1790–1794 33 baptisms1795–1799 48 baptisms1800–1804 90 baptisms1805–1809 120 baptisms1810–1814 240 baptisms1815–1819 339 baptisms1820–1824 459 baptisms1825–1829 510 baptisms1830–1834 567 baptisms1835–1839 588 baptisms1840–1844 657 baptisms1845–1849 729 baptisms1850–1854 738 baptisms1855–1859 645 baptisms1860–1864 555 baptisms1865–1869 489 baptisms1870–1874 363 baptisms1875–1879 372 baptisms1880–1884 333 baptisms1885–1889 234 baptisms1890–1894 111 baptisms1895–1899 87 baptisms1900–1904 57 baptisms1905–1909 36 baptisms1915–1919 12 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1955–1959 3 baptisms1960–1964 3 baptisms1965–1969 3 baptisms1970–1974 6 baptisms1975–1979 3 baptisms1980–1984 15 baptisms1985–1989 33 baptisms1990–1994 69 baptisms1995–1999 90 baptisms2000–2004 84 baptisms2005–2009 24 baptisms2010–2014 12 baptisms

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