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Latin spelling of the Greek name Αχιλλευς (Achilleus) of unknown, possibly pre-Greek, origin. Theories include:
1) Connected to the name of the River Akheloös [1]
2) From Greek αχος (achos) = 'pain, distress' [2]
3) From Greek a- = 'without' and kheilea = 'lips' [2]
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Achilles is the son of the sea nymph Thetis and the mortal Peleus. He was the leading warrior of the Greek army attacking Troy. 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.
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[4] |
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26 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 56 |
Denmark[5] |
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10 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
10 | n.a. |
Finland[6] |
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n.a. |
20 | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
20 |
Iceland[7] |
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1 | 1 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Norway[8] |
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8 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
8 | n.a. |
Greenland[9] |
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0 | 0 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
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