The name Achilles is of unknown meaning. The Greek form of this name is Akhilleus, which is of unknown, probably pre-Greek, origin.
Famous bearers
In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus) was a hero of the Trojan War,
the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.
A bearer is Achilles Tatius of Alexandria, a Roman era Greek writer, who was the author of the erotic romance The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon, which is one of the five surviving Ancient Greek romances.
