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Achilles
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What Achilles means
- Greek possibly from achos 'pain, grief'; hero of the Trojan War debated Greek myth: Achilles, greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War
- Greek meaning uncertain; perhaps 'grief of the people' debated Greek myth: greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 1181 in the US (2024)
- no. 1652 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 1902 in England & Wales (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Tristan Ayoub Achille Ayub Ayyub Tristen Trystan Tristian Aquiles Job Eyüp Triston
Achilles in stories
- The Song of Achilles: Achilles, Madeline Miller's half-divine hero
- The Iliad: Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior at Troy
- Troy: Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior