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First name origin & meaning:

Latin: Strong as an eagle

First name variations: Acquilla, Aquil, Aquilas, Aquiles, Aquilla, Aquille, Aquillino, Aquila

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Italian: from the personal name Aquilino, from Latin Aquilinus, from the family name Aquilius, which appears to be from aquila ‘eagle’ but is probably actually of Etruscan origin.
  2. Italian: nickname from aquilino ‘eagle-like’, presumably with reference to keen eyesight or arrogant bearing.