attal

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English atlien ← Old Norse ǽtla →
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Meanings

attal1

verbattal (third-person singular simple present attals, present participle (US) attaling or (UK) attalling, simple past and past participle (US) attaled or (UK) attalled)

present singular third person attals · US participle present attaling · UK participle present attalling · US participle past attaled · US past attaled · UK participle past attalled · UK past attalled

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ettle.

Attal2

proper nounAttal (plural Attals)

plural Attals

  1. A surname.

Origin

attal · verb

  1. Old Norseǽtla“to intend, think, purpose”
  2. Middle Englishatlien
  3. Englishattal

From Middle English atlien, ahtlien, from Old Norse ǽtla (“to intend, think, purpose”). More at ettle.

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Attal · proper noun

  1. FrenchAttal
  2. Arabicعَتَّال“porter”
  3. EnglishAttal

From Arabic عَتَّال (ʕattāl, “porter”) or via French Attal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

attal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attal

MLA

“attal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attal.

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