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What does Achilles mean?
Achilles 
▲ as a boys' name 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.
ENDS WITH -es
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, mythology, hero, war, famous, valor (brave), beauty (handsome), river, point (warrior), saint
Variations
VARIANTS Achill, Achille, Achillea, Achilleo, Achilleus, Achillios, Achillius, Akil, Akilles, Akillios, Akillius, Aquil, Aquiles, Aquilles, Quilo
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Achilles Clayton (A.C.), ..
How popular is Achilles?
Achilles is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#34399 out of 150436, Top 23%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Achilles was first listed in 2005 and reached its peak rank of #857 in the U.S. in 2018. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Achilles (#857 FROM RECENT DATA) ranked in the Top 2000 are Akil and Aquil. Adoption of these forms of Achilles was at its highest in 2018. Achilles has been the top favorite.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Achiav (see Achav), Achidan, Achim, Achiram, Achishar, Achmed, Acie, Acilino, Ackerlea (see Ackerley), Ackerley, Acklea, Ackley, Acklie, Acquilla, Ahlois, Ailesh, Aillmer (see Aylmer), Ailmer (see Aylmer), Aimes, Aiolos, Aiolus, Akilla, Allen▼, Allex, Alley, Aneislis, Antolle, Anwill, Apollos, Aquilla, Aquillo, Archelaus, Archie▼, Archimedes, Aries▲, Arles, Arllen, Asheley (see Ashley), Ashelie, Ashlen, Ashley▼, Ashlie, Atholl, Avrill, Axill, Charles▼, Dalles, Delles, Ghilles (see Gillies), Ghillies (see Gillies), Giles▼, Gilles, Gillies, Jiles, Knolles, Miles▲, Niles, Pericles, Stiles, Wilkes, Willes and Willkes. These names tend to be more frequently used than Achilles.
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