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    The first name Aeschylus

    A boy’s name from Greek.

    Pronounced /ˈɛs.kə.ləs/ 3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    Learned borrowing from Latin Aeschylus, from Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Aeschylus in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Էսքիլես
    Ēskʻiles
    Armenian, also Էսքիլոս
    Есхил
    Eshil
    Bulgarian
    Èsquil
    Catalan
    埃斯庫羅斯 /埃斯库罗斯
    Āisīkùluósī
    Chinese
    Aischylos
    Dutch
    Esĥilo
    Esperanto
    Aischylos
    Estonian
    Aiskhylos
    Finnish
    Eschyle
    French
    Äschylus
    German, also Aischylos
    Αισχύλος
    Aischýlos
    Greek
    אייסכילוס
    Aiskhilos
    Hebrew
    Aiszkhülosz
    Hungarian
    Eschilo
    Italian
    アイスキュロス
    Aisukyurosu
    Japanese
    아이스퀼로스
    Aiseukwilloseu
    Korean
    Aischilas
    Lithuanian
    Ajschylos
    Polish
    Ésquilo
    Portuguese
    Эсхи́л
    Esxíl
    Russian
    Esquilo
    Spanish
    Aischylos
    Swedish
    Есхі́л
    Esxíl
    Ukrainian

    Spelled Aeschylus in Latin too.

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    Questions

    What does the name Aeschylus mean?
    Learned borrowing from Latin Aeschylus, from Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos).
    What is the origin of the name Aeschylus?
    Learned borrowing from Latin Aeschylus, from Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos).
    How do you pronounce Aeschylus?
    Aeschylus is /ˈɛs.kə.ləs/, 3 syllables.