If your name is Felix, today is your name day. Felix is a masculine given name that originates from the Latin word felix meaning "happy" or "lucky". The feminine forms are Felicia or Felicity. 10 famous people called Felix:
4 Popes, starting with Pope Felix I who was the bishop of Rome from 5 January 269 to his death on 30 December 274.
Felix of Burgundy: also known as Felix of Dunwich, first bishop of the kingdom of the East Angles. He is widely credited as the man who introduced Christianity to the kingdom.
Prince Félix of Luxembourg: second son of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. He is currently fourth in the line of succession to the throne of Luxembourg.
Felix Mendelssohn (pictured): German composer, whose compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian and Scottish Symphonies, the melody used in the Christmas carol Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Songs Without Words.
Felix the Cat: cartoon character created in 1919 by Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan. An anthropomorphic black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin, he is considered one of the most recognised cartoon characters in history.
Felix Yongbok Lee: known mononymously as Felix, Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids.
Felix Stewart: character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Felix Baumgartner: Austrian skydiver, extreme sportsman, and BASE jumper.
Julie Felix: American-British singer.
Felix Faust: a DC Comics villain sorcerer.
Beta
(Combat Team Series #2)
Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?
Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.
Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream.
Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.
Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.
Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.
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