FELICIANO male Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Felicianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name FELIX. | ||||||||||||||||||||
FELIX male German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-century BC Roman general Sulla. It also appears in the New Testament belonging to the governor of Judea who imprisoned Saint Paul.Due to its favourable meaning, this name was popular among early Christians, being borne by many early saints and four popes. It has been used in England since the Middle Ages, though it has been more popular in continental Europe. A notable bearer was the German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). |
EQUIVALENTS |
FRENCH: Félicien |
ITALIAN: Feliciano |
POLISH: Felicjan |
PORTUGUESE: Feliciano |
SPANISH: Feliciano |
FEMININE FORMS |
FRENCH: Félicienne |
ITALIAN: Feliciana |
LATE ROMAN: Feliciana |
SPANISH: Feliciana |
OTHER FORMS |
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Kalisha, Talisha |
ANCIENT ROMAN: Felix |
BIBLICAL GREEK: Phelix |
BIBLICAL LATIN: Felix |
BIBLICAL: Felix |
CATALAN: Feliu |
DANISH: Felix |
DUTCH: Felicia, Felix |
ENGLISH: Felicia, Felix, Lecia, Lisha |
FRENCH: Félicie, Félix |
GERMAN: Felicie, Felix |
HUNGARIAN: Felícia, Felicia |
ITALIAN: Felice |
LATE ROMAN: Felicia, Felicius |
NORWEGIAN: Felix |
POLISH: Felicja, Feliks |
PORTUGUESE: Felícia, Félix |
ROMANIAN: Felicia, Felix |
RUSSIAN: Feliks |
SLOVENE: Feliks |
SPANISH: Felicia, Félix |
SWEDISH: Felicia, Felix |