Achilles Tolliver

Achilles Tolliver was an American wizard who worked as an Auror for the Magical Congress of the United States of America in the 1920s.

While Jacob Kowalski was under an enchantment spell, he thought hte name 'Tolliver' was amusing.

Biography
In 1927, he was dating fellow Auror Tina Goldstein.

Etymology
Achilles is derived from the Greek Achilleus which is of unknown meaning, perhaps derived from Greek achos meaning "pain" or else from the name of the Achelous River. This was the name of a warrior in Greek legend, one of the central characters in Homer's Iliad. The bravest of the Greek heroes in the war against the Trojans, he was eventually killed by an arrow to his heel, the only vulnerable part of his body.

Tolliver is an Americanized version of the Italian surname Taliaferro, which is derived from the Italian surname Tagliaferro, derived from tagliare meaning "to cut" and ferro meaning "iron". This was an occupational surname for an ironworker or a nickname for a strong or ferocious fighter.