All about the name Achilles

The meaning of the name Achilles is Pain. The origin of the name Achilles is Greek. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language.

May be from the Greek word 'achos' which means "pain" or from the name of the Achelous River. Greek legend character from Homer's 'Iliad,' killed by an arrow to the heel.

Achilles is on 172 BN name lists

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Achilles is currently #912 in U.S. births