Baby name
CLASSIC
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇵🇹 Felicio
/feh · LEE · syoh/
Meaning
“Happy”
Spanish and Portuguese form of Felicius, from Latin felix meaning happy; a name concentrated in Brazil and the Iberian Peninsula with strong Catholic saint associations.
Nicknames
feli
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Warm and Latin; feels authentic in Portuguese and Spanish contexts, less portable elsewhere.
The cultural moment.
Traditional use in Brazil and Portugal through the 20th century; now more common among older generations.