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From: "Nelson Sulouff" <>
Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Aquilla
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 13:43:25 -0700
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Aquilla, as a Christian baptismal name, originated with mention of
Aquila in the New Testament (Acts chapter 18, verses 2, 19 and 26).
Aquila and Priscilla, husband and wife, were friends of St. Paul on his
journey from Corinth in Greece to Ephesus in present-day Turkey. Their
constancy as Christian friends is also mentioned in Romans 16: 3 and in
I Corinthians 16:19.

In Roman times the word "aquila" meant "eagle." In those times I do not
know of it being used as a name for a female, although such use might
easily have escaped my attention. It appears to me that the beautiful
liquid sounds of the word made it attractive as a female name, and in
Europe after the Reformation it is used also as a female name. Perhaps
its use as a female name gave rise to the practice of doubling the "l"
in its spelling, but I am only guessing about this.

Nelson R. Sulouff
Oro Valley AZ

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--- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Rexroad" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 8:25 AM
Subject: [PABERKS] Aquilla


> Betty Burdan's post about Aquilla Neiman caught my eye. In her case
> Aquilla was the name of a female. I have a male ancestor with that
> name: Aquilla Martin, b. abt. 1790, don't know where.
>
> Does anyone know if this name was commonly used for both males and
> females?
>
> Bill Rexroad
> Hutchinson, Kansas
>
>

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