Talk:Attila (name)

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I'm not sure citing another Wikipedia article counts as an acceptable source. — Emiellaiendiay 04:41, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Question 2-2009
Good evening,

I want to ask about the etymology of the name Attila (406 – 453), also known as Attila the Hun

you wrote that the word possibly originates from Turkic Atyl/Atal/Atil (ancient name of Volga river)

also we have some information about Bulgars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgars)

The Bulgars (also Bolgars or Proto-bulgarians) were a seminomadic people, probably of Turkic descent, originally from Central Asia, who from the 2nd century onwards dwelled in the steppes north of the Caucasus and around the banks of river Volga (then Itil).

and about Volga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga)

The Volga (Mari: Юл, Jul, Russian: Волга, Tatar Cyrillic: Идел, Latin: İdel)

The Turkic people living along the river formerly referred to it as Itil or Atil (probably the origin of Attila's name). In modern Turkic languages, the Volga is known as İdel (Идел) in Tatar, Idyll in ancient Chuvash-Bolgar, Атăл (Atăl) in Chuvash, Idhel in Bashkir, and İdil in Turkish

we have hearing (atil-idel-atyl-idhel-itil) connection but the words probably are not with the same meaning

Witch one is the original word and from witch language is the original root

As the time is later from Greeks and Romans is it possible to have some connection of the name with Latin or Greek words? For example let suppose that the original word is the Latin one (Idel) and what is the meaning of Idel in Latin ?

Is there any theory for connection with Greek words?

Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Achileas.hl (talk • contribs) 19:41, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

The hungarian origin
The origination of the name is hungarian. The hungarian Etel word is the name of the don river. Etele=Attila

Reference:

www.kepeskronika.net/en

This is a hungarian codex written in the 14. century.