"Otto Messmer gave two different versions of how Felix got his name, the one on his official site "Rejoining Sullivan with a great idea for a new character named Felix the Cat,[3] and the second that "Mr. (John) King of Paramount Magazine suggested the name "Felix", after the Latin words felis (cat) and felix(lucky), which was used for the third film, The Adventures of Felix (released on 14 December 1919). Pat Sullivan said he named Felix after Australia Felix from Australian history and literature." ~ Wikipedia
http://www.behindthename.com/name/felix Origin :- Roman Original meaning in Latin is "cat". Literally referred to all cats, tame to ferocious. Once of the toughest and best of the Roman legions was the XII Felix.
because it is a cute name
Felix the cat, Tomcat, Tom..
The 'Professor' and his dog Rock Bottom .
Yes. I don't have a clue why but all cats respond better to a name ending with the sound ee. Take my cats Fergus and Felix for example. Fergus responds to Fergee and Felix now responds to Kitty!
Italian
Felix Salzman's birth name is Felix Salzman.
Felix Valle's birth name is Felix Mahoney.
Felix Dormann's birth name is Felix Biedermann.
Felix Wayne's birth name is Felix Weinheber.
Felix Greco's birth name is Felix Gonzalez.
Felix is Latin for cat, and is often used as a synonym for cat