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View Name: Aquila


AQUILA
GENDER: Masculine & Feminine
PRONOUNCED: ə-KWIL-ə (English), AK-wil-ə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lives with Aquila and his wife Priscilla (or Prisca) for a time.
Related Names
VARIANT: Aquilinus (Ancient Roman)
FEMININE FORM: Aquilina (Ancient Roman)



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