At a Glance
- Origin
- Uncertain (place name, possibly pre-Roman/Ligurian)
- Pronunciation
- ah-YAH-choh
Ajaccio is an Uncertain (place name, possibly pre-Roman/Ligurian) name. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Ajaccio
Origin: Uncertain (place name, possibly pre-Roman/Ligurian).
A common claim: Sometimes linked to the Greek hero Ajax (as if 'Ajax's town') Actually: The Ajax connection is a longstanding folk etymology (even joked about by the exiled Seneca in antiquity), not accepted by modern historians; Ajaccio's true origin remains unresolved.
How to Pronounce Ajaccio
ah-YAH-chohIPA /aˈjattʃo/
Popularity of Ajaccio
Ajaccio 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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