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Attila is a popular masculine name in both Hungary and Turkey. Another version of Attila in Hungary is Etele,〔Hungarian Wikipedia - Etele article〕 the female equivalent of which is Etelka. Other versions of Attila used in Turkey are Atilla and simply Atila. ==Etymology== It has been traditionally claimed that the name Attila is formed from Gothic ''atta'', meaning "father", through the diminutive suffix -''ila'', the "little father". Related names are not uncommon among Germanic peoples of the period, i. e. Ætla, Bishop of Dorchester.〔 The Gothic etymology was made up by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 19th century. Tom Shippey argued that the Gothic etymology is a product of 19th century Germanic romantic philological revisionism. Otto Maenchen-Helfen, who considered Gothic etymology, noted that Hunnic names were "not the true names of the Hun princes and lords. What we have are Hunnic names in Germanic dress, modified to fit the Gothic tongue, or popular Gothic etymologies, or both".〔 Hyun Jin Kim noted Attila has more natural and probable Turkic etymology. Omeljan Pritsak considered ''̕Άττίλα'' (Atilla) a composite title-name which derived from Turkic *''es'' (great, old), and *''t il'' (sea, ocean), and the suffix /a/. The stressed back syllabic ''til'' assimilated the front member ''es'', so it became *''as''.〔 It is a nominative, in form of ''attíl-'' (< *''etsíl'' < *''es tíl'') with the meaning "the oceanic, universal ruler".〔 Peter Golden, citing Pritsak, like László Rásonyi connected Attila's name with Menander note in which used term ''Attilan'' as the name of the Volga River (Turkic ''Atil/Itil''; "great river"). J.J. Mikkola connected it with Turkic ''āt'' (name, fame).〔 Gerd Althoff considered it was related to Turkish ''atli'' (horseman, cavalier), or Turkish ''at'' (horse) and ''dil'' (tongue).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Attila (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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