Fela
Just seventeen women in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one. Germanic at root, it means lucky or happy.
Fela Pronunciation
Fela is pronounced FE-lah (/ˈfɛla/).
What Fela means
Where Fela comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Fela is short. The name grows from a Germanic root tied to luck and good fortune, and in everyday Polish it still reads as szczęśliwa. The sense of happiness sits right on the surface, with no need for a gloss. The masculine Feliks shares the same idea of good luck.
The fuller forms stand near it: Felicja, Felicyta, and the older Felicitas. Fela is their daily wear, the form used at home and among friends while the longer variant waits on official documents.
Once a year the name has its imieniny, when a woman named Fela hears it called out loud. The meaning does not hide. To be named Fela is to be marked as fortunate, and the short sense of the name stays plain, szczęśliwa.
How many people are named Fela
1 in 1326108 women in Poland is named Fela. 17 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #11021 among female names.
Fela as a middle name
Fela is a first name for 17 women in Poland and a middle name for another 3, an 85/15 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 4787th, between Fe (3) and Felicita (3).
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#4785 Fatme3
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#4786 Fe3
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#4787 Fela3
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#4788 Felicita3
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#4789 Fern3