Achille

ash-EEL

French variation of Achilles

"thin-lipped"

Achille Origin and Meaning

The name Achille is a boy's name of French origin meaning "thin-lipped".

The French spin on the name of the great Homeric hero with the vulnerable heel seems somewhat more portable into the modern world.

Popularity of the name Achille

• 91 France 2023
• 24 Belgium 2023

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Famous People Named Achille

• Achille Richard French botanist
• Achille Valenciennes French zoologist
• Achille Varzi Italian Grand Prix driver
• Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti birth name of Pope Pius XI

The name Achille in Pop Culture

• Achille Poirot Hercule Poroit's imaginary brother in "The Big Four" by Agatha Christie
• Don Achille Carracci character in the novel “My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Farrante