Atlas comes from Greek mythology, where the Titan of that name was condemned to hold up the sky, and the word itself is thought by some scholars to relate to endurance or suffering, though its deeper roots are debated. As a given name it points toward capacity -- the ability to carry weight without buckling under it.
If Mercury be afflicted in the sixth house, the native shall die in prison: if Saturn shall be in the twelfth, and Venus in the eighth, he shall end his days by precipitation. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)