Atholl

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proper noun

A historical division of the Scottish Highlands within the modern council area of Perth and Kinross.

OriginScottish Gaelic Athall ← Middle Irish aith- →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Athole · alternative Athol

  1. A historical division of the Scottish Highlands within the modern council area of Perth and Kinross.
  2. An ancient Scottish ten-times-created earldom, more recently dukedom, which initially possessed the above lands.

Origin

  1. Middle Irishaith-“second, further”
  2. Scottish GaelicAthall
  3. EnglishAtholl

From Scottish Gaelic Athall, possibly from Middle Irish aith- (“second, further”) + Fódla, a poetic name for Ireland.

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Cite this entry
APA

Atholl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atholl

MLA

“Atholl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atholl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atholl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atholl.

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