Achilles

  • Boy
  • 8 letters
Greek The mythological hero of the Trojan War famous for his valor and manly beauty – his only weak spot was his ankle (hence Achilles' Heel).
Latin Hero of the Greeks.
Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to a Greek commander.

Achilles is a boy’s name of Greek, Latin and Literary origin. Meaning in Greek: The mythological hero of the Trojan War famous for his valor and manly beauty – his only weak spot was his ankle (hence Achilles’ Heel). Meaning in Latin: Hero of the Greeks. A literary name from Shakespeare’s The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to a Greek commander. The name has 8 letters.

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