The story behind Acme
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκμή (Akmḗ).
Pronunciation
Latin; Classical-Latin: [ˈak.meː]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Latin: [ˈak.me]
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Names Similar to Acme
Aiace
From Latin Aiācem, from Ancient Greek Αἴας (Aías).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alcée
From Latin Alcaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
André
Ultimately from Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). An Old Galician-Portuguese form Andreu was displaced. Doublet of Andrei. Borrowed from French André.…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends É
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aune
Spoken form, attested since the 17th century, of Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ, “pure, chaste”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Chloe
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χλόη (khlóē, “young green shoot”), an epithet of goddess Demeter. Learned borrowing from Latin Chloē. Borrowed from English Chloe.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Chloé
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χλόη (khlóē, “young green shoot”), an epithet of goddess Demeter
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends É
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Acme
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abelus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Acme
Basil
Name of several early saints, particularly in the Orthodox Church, from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). Doublet of Vasilios and Vasily.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bazyli
Learned borrowing from Latin Basiliī, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Būlus
From Ancient Greek Παῦλος (Paûlos), from Latin Paulus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length