http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-29513 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:02:55 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-29513 [...] Kasimir Felix Badeni was a Polish aristocrat, who played a key role in administering the Austro-Hungarian Empire [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-28402 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:44:48 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-28402 [...] for a boy – part-Felix, part-Henry, completely [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-27426 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:08:55 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-27426 [...] Nancy reports that 53 boys received the name in 2010.  You’re more likely to meet a little Felix or Marcus, but with the popularity of really old school names on the rise, Tiberius won’t [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-25936 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:35:14 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-25936 [...] there’s his upbeat meaning.  Stumped for names for all-boy triplets?  Try Felix, Asher, and Noam.  Triple happiness, each with a distinctive sound of his [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-24689 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:03:23 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-24689 [...] She comes from a cluster of related names all derived from the Latin word for fortunate.  Brother Felix is hotter than hot, but I’d call Felicity just lukewarm, and Felicia absolutely chilly.  And [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-20944 Tue, 17 May 2011 09:59:06 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-20944 [...] Felix to Xanthe, names with an x hold a special [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-20721 Mon, 09 May 2011 07:04:53 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-20721 [...] it is so rare that I wouldn’t quibble with a boy called Calyx.  Actually, given the rise of Felix, maybe Calyx is just right for a [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-20019 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:04:11 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-20019 [...] 1974 sequel and it is hard to say Fritz without adding “the cat.”  Then again, Felix has overcome his feline [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-17988 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:03:57 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-17988 [...] It’s no surprise to find him among the children of India Hicks – his brothers are Felix and Conrad; their sister is Domino.  Amory has never appeared in the US Top [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/07/name-of-the-day-felix/#comment-6441 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:45:13 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-6441 Charlotte, thanks! And you’re absolutely right. I hadn’t been to Quebec when I wrote this. I’ve since corrected that oversight, and I must say, it really is far more like Europe than North America.

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