Achen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Achen – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: AH-kən


Achen is a boy's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Boy Names That Start With A.

Meaning & Origin of Achen

A common claim: Achilles' pain Actually: There's no reliable evidence for the 'Achilles' pain' gloss — it looks like folk etymology built from the sound of 'Achilles' and 'ache.' Achen instead connects to the German city name Aachen.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Achen

Phonetic: AH-kən   IPA: /ˈɑːkən/

Popularity of Achen

Achen doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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