How do you pronounce Achilles?

Achilles is pronounced uh-KIL-eez.

What is the origin of Achilles?

Achilles is of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek culture.

Boy name Greek origin Pagan tradition

Achilles

uh-KIL-eez · 8 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Pain; he who embodies the grief of the people

Language

Greek

Culture

Ancient Greek

Religion

Pagan

Style era

modern

Themes

mythological · classic

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1221

2024 births164

Peak year2018

First appeared1912

Total US births3,691

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

Ach

Alternate spellings

AchyllesAchileus

In other languages

Achille (French/Italian)Aquiles (Spanish)Achilleus (Greek)Achilles (English)

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Notable people named Achilles

Achilles (Greek hero of the Iliad)

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