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UnisexLatin & ItalianHistorical name

Aquila

Latin for "eagle", used in ancient Rome as a family name.

Meaning and origin

Aquila began as a Roman cognomen, taken directly from the Latin word for an eagle, the bird carried as the standard of the Roman legions.

How to pronounce Aquila

ItalianAH-kwee-lah /ˈakwila/

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