Feline

Feminine form of Felinus, Latin

"cat-like"

Feline Origin and Meaning

The name Feline is a girl's name of Latin, Dutch origin meaning "cat-like".

This Top 100 girls' name in The Netherlands is unlikely to translate to the U.S., where it would undoubtedly pronounced fee-line and mistaken for the adjective that means cat-like. While the name Feline -- and Felina and Felinus -- do have the same root, the considerably more charming pronunciation in modern-day Europe is fee-LEEN-ah. Some websites mistakenly relate it to Felix and give its meaning as happy or fortunate.

Feline Popularity

• 478 Germany 2016
• 82 Netherlands 2023