Attila (name)
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Attila is a popular masculine name in both Hungary and Turkey. Another version of Attila in Hungary is Etele,[1] the female equivalent of which is Etelka. Other versions of Attila used in Turkey are Atilla and simply Atila.
Etymology
The word originates from Turkic Atyl/Atal/Atil[2] (ancient name of Volga River) with adjective suffix -ly which means "person from Atil". (Compare also Turkic medieval notable title atalyk - "senior as father"). Atil was the capital of the Khazar Kingdom.[3][4] Alternative version claims possibility of origin from Gothic atte, literally "a father". Atya and Ata also mean "Father" in Hungarian and Turkish, respectively (e.g. Atatürk, founder of the modern Turkey, literally means the father of the Turks).
Given name
See also: Atilla (disambiguation) § Given name
- Attila (died 453), ruler of the Huns
- Atilla Altıkat (died 1982), Turkish diplomat
- Attila Ábrahám (born 1967), Hungarian sprint canoeist
- Attila Ambrus (born 1967), Hungarian bank robber
- Attila Aşkar, Turkish mathematician and president of Koç University
- Attila Balázs (born 1989), Hungarian tennis player
- Attila Böjte (born 1976), Hungarian footballer
- Áttila de Carvalho (born 1910), known as Áttila, Brazilian international footballer
- Attila Csihar (born 1971), member of the metal band Mayhem
- Attila Czene (born 1974), Hungarian swimmer
- Attila Dargay (1927-2009), Hungarian animator
- Attila Elek (born 1982), Hungarian ice dancer
- Atilla Engin (born 1946), Turkish American musician
- Attila Fekete (disambiguation)
- Attila Filkor (born 1988), Hungarian footballer
- Attila Horváth (disambiguation)
- Attilâ İlhan (1925–2005), Turkish writer and poet
- Attila József (1905–1937), Hungarian poet
- Attila Kerekes (born 1954), Hungarian international footballer
- Attila Kovács (disambiguation)
- Attila Ladinsky (born 1949), nicknamed Le Gitan, Hungarian footballer
- Attila Petschauer (1904–1943), Hungarian 2x team Olympic champion saber fencer
- Attila Pintér (disambiguation)
- Attila Sávolt (born 1976), Hungarian tennis player
- Attila Sekerlioglu (born 1965), Turkish footballer
- Attila Simon (born 1983), Hungarian footballer
- Attila Szabó (disambiguation)
- Attila Tököli (born 1976), Hungarian footballer
- Attila Zoller (1927–1998), Hungarian-born jazz musician
- Attila (horse) (1839–1846), British thoroughbred racehorse and sire
- Attila the Hun (calypsonian) (1892–1962), Trinidadian singer
- Attila the Stockbroker (born 1957), British punk poet