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
| Italian | AH-kwee-lah /ˈakwila/ |
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