Aquila

Aquila is the Latin and Romance languages word for eagle. Specifically, it may refer to:

• Aquila (constellation), the astronomical constellation, the Eagle
• Aquila (genus), a genus of birds including some eagles
• Aquila (name), a given name or surname
• Aquila (Roman), a Roman military standard

People

• Aquila and his wife Priscilla, early Christian converts who appear in the New Testament

Places

• Aquila, Michoacán, town in Mexico
• Aquila, Switzerland, former municipality in the canton of Ticino
• Aquila, Veracruz, municipality in Mexico
• Aquila Private Game Reserve, South Africa
• Aquileia, an ancient Roman city in Italy
• L'Aquila, sometimes Aquila, the regional capital of Abruzzo in Italy
• Province of L'Aquila, Italy

Work titles and brand names

• Aquila (journal), an ornithological journal
• A book by Andrew Norriss
• Aquila (children's magazine), a children's magazine
• Aquila (TV series), a BBC TV production for children based on the Norriss book
• Aquila Suite – 12 Arpeggio Concert Etudes for Solo Piano, a piano composition
• A song in the video game Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies. In supplemental materials, the official designation of the enemy Yellow Squadron is Aquila Squadron
• Aquila Theatre, a theatre company currently of New York
• Aquila Airways, a British flying boat operator (1948–1958)
• Aquila, Inc., a former electric and gas utility in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
• Aquila Italiana, Italian car manufacturer or brand
• Aquila Capital, an independent investment firm in Hamburg, Germany
• Aquila racing cars, a Danish firm
• Hyosung GV250, a cruiser motorcycle nicknamed the "Aquila"

Maritime vessels

• USS Aquila (AK-47), an Aquila-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II
• USS Aquila (PHM-4), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the U.S. Navy
• Italian aircraft carrier Aquila, a World War II Italian aircraft carrier

Aircraft

• Angus Aquila, a British aircraft
• Aquila A 210, a German lightweight aircraft
• Bristol Aquila, an aircraft engine
• Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila, the U.S. Army's first battlefield reconnaissance drone

Fiction

• Aquilla, a character in the wargame Heroscape
• Aquila, a game server in the MMORPG MapleStory
• Aquila, Captain Crowe Almedio's ship in the video game Star Ocean: The Last Hope
• Imperial Aquila seal, symbol of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000) in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe
• Aquila, a ship captained by Ratonhnhaké:ton, the protagonist character in the video game Assassin's Creed III
• Aquila, a weapon available to the player character Dante in the video game DmC: Devil May Cry
• Aquila, a world available with membership in computer games Wizard101 and Pirate101

See also

• Aguila (disambiguation)
• Aquilinus (disambiguation)
• Aquilla (disambiguation)
• Balanus aquila, a species of barnacle
• Macroglossum aquila, a species of moth
• Aquila Court Building of Omaha, Nebraska
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L'Aquila, Italy