Name: Achilles
Gender: Male
Usage: Achilles is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Achilles are in general originating from Greece, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Achilles across the world, see Achilleus.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Achilles is: Without lips, Dark.
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Numerology of the first name Achilles: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Achilles is ranked on the 10,412th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 24200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Achilles has eight characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
From Greek mythology. Achilles, son of the sea nymph Thetis and the mortal Peleus, was the leading warrior of the Greek army attacking Troy. In the Iliad, Homer relates how he withdrew from the siege as a result of a slight to his honour, until his lover Patroclus was killed wearing his armour, whereupon he rejoined the fray in order to avenge him. The Greek form of his name is Akhilleus, and is of unknown, possibly pre-Greek, origin; it may be connected with that of the River Akheloös. The name has been used only rarely in the English-speaking world, usually as a result of recent Continental influence. Although there were various minor early saints so named, it has normally been chosen by parents who wished to take advantage of the licence given by the Catholic Church to select names borne by classical heroes as well as those of saints.
Derivatives: French: Achille. Italian: Achilleo. Spanish: Aquiles.
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19 October 2016
I am not so sure Patroclus was Achilles' lover, per this text (History ad Origin), I haven't seen evidence or a firm interpretation of this in the text. In regards to Achilles' name, the name can be broken down to "Akhi and Laos", which can be defined as "He whose host of fighting men have grief." (Shay, 1994). Achilles, like many of the characters, is archetypal, and represents the dimnished moral character of good fighting men who, under poor leadership by Agamemnon, have lost meaning in their role as warriors.
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