Achilles Name Meaning

Achilles meaning

Name :

Achilles

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Achilles :

Used in country/religion :

French , German , Greek , Hindu , Latin , Shakespearean

Variant Names of Achilles:

Achilleus

Rhyming Names of Achilles:

Akhilles, Akilles, Alles

Names Similar to Achilles :

Achim, Achish, Achiiles, Achida, Achimelech, Achisar, Achishar, Achiya, Achiyahu, Achillides

Popularity Rank :

Achilles name was top ranked at 579 position in Australian during year 2004and most recently ranked at 968 position in Australian during year 2015

Name Achilles has been Common throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 7245 position. 1858 numbers of people were named Achilles so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

Achilles Numerology :

Personality No. 9. People with name Achilles desire love & independence. They love arts & music. They are generous, kindhearted, humane & philanthropic. Person with Achilles having 9 as Personality number love traveling & teaching but hate restraint. They are bold, functional, broadminded & spiritual. They have will power & are determined , but are impulsive, contentious, ill-tempered, rebellious & impatient too. More Numerology

More About Name : Achilles

It can be pronounce as a-kil'-yoos
Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus and the nymph Thetis. Thetis tried to make her son immortal by dipping him into the River Styx, while holding him by his ankle. His ankle was therefore the only portion of him capable of sustaining a mortal wound, which he received from a goddess-guided arrow shot by Paris of Troy.
Achilles was the son of king Peleus of Thessaly and the sea nymph THETIS.

There is a story behind his birth - ZEUS and POSEIDON wanted to have a son by the beautiful Thetis, but PROMETHEUS, the fire god, warned them that her offspring would be greater than his father. To avoid this god carefully arranged the marriage of Thetis to a mortal. But Thetis tried to make him immortal by various means. She dipped the new-born baby in the Styx, the river that ran through HADES, the world of the dead. Sinc e Thetis had to hold him by the heel, this one spot was left vulnerable and at Troy brought about Achilles death from a poisoned arrow shot from the bow of PARIS.

Name Analysis of Achilles

Character Analysis of Achilles : Persons with the name Achilles are trailblazers, torch-bearers, researchers, teachers and they are who show others the way. They are leaders, motivators and idealistic visionaries who are aware of their own innate powers.

Love Life of Achilles : Generally person do not like a lot of courting and flirting but to go hard.

Name Letter Analysis of Achilles

A : Persons are their own person: ambitious and freethinking

C : Persons wear their heart on their sleeve. Lucky ones, since they have a strong instinct about matters of the heart

H : Persons are a visionary, but they also tend to make a lot of money and lose it fast

I : Persons are a compassionate person who feels things deeply

L : Persons are very heady, and tend to over think rather than experience life

L : Persons are very heady, and tend to over think rather than experience life

E : Persons are freedom-loving, sensual and enthusiastic

S : Persons are a real charmer

Astrological (Vedic) Aspect of Name Achilles

Acoording to vedic astrology , Rashi for the name Achilles is Mesh and Moon sign associated with the name Achilles is Aries.

The name Achilles has Fire element. Mars is the Ruling Planet for the name Achilles . The name Achilles having moon sign as Aries is represented by The Ram and considered as Cardinal .

Normally, people with the name Achilles are energetic, courageous and determined.

Other name options, having Aries moon sign are name starting with : Chu, Cho, La, Che,Lee, Lu, Le, Lo,Li, A, I,Ee.

Nakshatra (Vedic) of Name Achilles

The name Achilles is suitable for baby born in Krittika nakshatra

Krittika Nakshatra: An old name of the Pleiades; personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva.

Lord: Surya (Sun)
Symbol: Knife or spear
Deity : Agni, god of fire
Indian zodiac: 26°40' Mesha - 10° Vrishabha
Western zodiac 22° 40' Taurus - 6° Gemini

Other name options, having Krittika nakashatra are name starting with : A, I, U, E.

Famous Name Achilles

Achilles Liarmakopoulos

is a Greek trombonist. He has performed as a soloist at the Walt Disney Hall as the Grand Prize Winner of the Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition, judged by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he has given solo recitals to U.S.A, China, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Greece and he has performed as a member of many orchestras worldwide.

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