Aquila - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Aquila \a-qui-la\ is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "eagle". Despite the feminine -a ending, used in the 19th century as a revival of an ancient Roman name. Aquila is also the name of a constellation.

Aquila has 9 variant forms: Acquila, Acquilino, Acquilla, Akila, Akilino, Akilla, Aquilina, Aquilino and Aquilla.

For more information, see also the related name Acilino.

Baby names that sound like Aquila are Aquil and Aquilo.

Aquila is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Aquila. Click here to compare Aquila with related baby names.