Achilles

Achilles \ac-hil-les, ach-ill-es\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Achilles is pronounced in English as ahKIHLiyZ ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Achilles: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"

What is the origin of Achilles?

Achilles is an English, German, and Latinized name of Old Greek origin. The meaning of Achilles is pain; lipless. Original forms of the name comprise Achilleus (Old Greek), Akhilleus (Old Greek), and Archilleus (Old Greek). The name is of disputed origin; it could be derived from the Greek 'achos' (pain), or else from 'a' (un) and 'kheile' (lips) and thus meaning 'lipless' - possibly referring to the legend that he was never suckled. It could also have been named after the River Akheloös. In Greek mythology, Achilles was the son of the sea nymph Thetis and the mortal Peleus, the king of the Myrmidons. In the Iliad, Homer described him as the greatest of warriors who killed Hector and led the Greek army in the Trojan war. In other legends, Achilles was invulnerable except for his heel, hence the term 'Achilles' heel' for a minor weakness in something otherwise impenetrable. The name was borne by various early saints. It has been more widely used in continental Europe, especially in Germany and France, rather than in England. In Latin, the feminine form of Achilles is Achillea. Achilles has 19 derivatives that are used in both English and other languages. English derivatives of Achilles comprise Achil meaning, short names for Achilios, baby name Achillea, name Achillios origin, name Achillius meaning, Akil name, meaning of Akili, meaning of Akill, what does the name Akillios mean, Akillius name popularity, short names for Aquil, short names for Aquilles, and nicknames for Killy. Another English derivative is the shortening Achill meaning and origin (also used in German). Derivatives used in other languages comprise the French and Italian name Achille origin, the Italian Achilleo name variations, the Greek Achilleus name popularity, the Finnish nicknames for Akilles, and the Spanish baby name Aquiles.

A famous person named Achilles is Achilles, Mythical Figure, Thessaly, Greece.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Achilles:

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The baby name Achilles fun facts:

The name Achilles in reverse order is "Sellihca".

The numerological value of the name Achilles is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Achilles?

Achilles is in the top names in USA.