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Achille
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What Achille means
- French and Greek French form of Achilles, possibly from Greek achos, pain debated Greek myth: Achilles, hero of the Trojan War
- Italian and Greek Italian form of Achilles, possibly 'pain, grief' debated Greek myth: Achilles, greatest Greek warrior at Troy
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 150 in France (2019)
- no. 314 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 1169 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1920.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Tristan Ayoub Ayub Ayyub Achilles Tristen Trystan Tristian Aquiles Job Eyüp Triston