Given name
Félicien
Félicien is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
Félicien’s family of names
In French usage, Félicien shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Felicyin. In French usage, Félicien has a conventional equivalent in the German form Felix. In French usage, Félicien has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form FELICJAN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Félicien has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Félicien
- Félicien RopsBelgian artist (1833-1898)
- Félicien KabugaRwandan businessman and génocidaire (1933–2026)
- Félicien Menu de MénilFrench composer and Esperanto enthusiast (1860–1930)
- Félicien DavidFrench composer (1810–1876)
- Félicien CourbetBelgian water polo player (1888–1967)
- Félicien VervaeckeBelgian cyclist (1907–1986)
- Félicien ChapuisBelgian doctor and entomologist (1824–1879)
- Félicien KempeneersBelgian artistic gymnast1890–1968
- Félicien Mwanama GalumbululaCongolese theologian and catholic priestborn 1960
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Similar names
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Felikula
“fairly happy”
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