Achilles - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Achilles \

is pronounced a-KILL-eez. It is of Greek origin. From Achilleus. Mythology: name of the hero of the Trojan War, celebrated in Homer's "Iliad", famous for his valor and manly beauty. He was all but invulnerable, having been dipped in the River Styx by his mother, the nymph Thetis. She held him, however, by the heel, which was thus his one weak point: hence "Achilles' heel". Also a saint's name.

Achilles has 15 variant forms: Achill, Achille, Achillea, Achilleo, Achilleus, Achillios, Achillius, Akil, Akilles, Akillios, Akillius, Aquil, Aquiles, Aquilles and Quilo.

Achilles is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#34347 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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