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Attila

Attila

14 7.5
A Hun king who led attacks on the Roman Empire
  • proper noun
  • /əˈtɪlə/
translation icon : Atila
  • You probably would have found some good in Attila the Hun.
  • Attila the Hun

And the Pope goes and meets Attila, and they have lunch together at this river.

Examples

  • Tell me Major, have you ever heard of Attila?

    Hitler's Children (1943)

  • Attila the Hun loved his family.

    Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

  • Of course Attila wants us here.

    The Brutalist (2024)

  • And the Pope goes and meets Attila, and they have lunch together at this river.

    Lex Fridman

  • I bet Attila the Hun thought the same way.

    Not of This Earth (1988)

  • If you have a choice of voting for Caesar or Attila the Hun.

    Blog text (32)

  • Not since Attila the Hun have there been such amazing cavalry tactics.

    Salvador (1986)

  • Contrary to common myth, Attila did not consume alcohol and was a very orderly man with simple taste.

    Blog text (18)

  • The Hun, Attila, was Khan of the Huns.

    Blog text (18)

  • Attila was a fierce warrior known for leading the Huns against the Roman Empire.

Synonyms

Attila the Hun
vsAttila
7.9

A king of the Huns who invaded parts of the Roman Empire

is the shorter common name without the descriptive phrase
Scourge of God
vsAttila
  • Literature
9.9

A name for Attila the Hun, the king who attacked the Roman Empire in the 400s

is the personal name rather than an honorific title

Compounds

Attila the Hun
7.9

A king of the Huns who invaded parts of the Roman Empire

Surface Forms

Attila main

Etymology

Attila probably comes from an old Germanic word atta meaning 'father' plus a small-name ending -ila, so it once meant 'little father'. That image helps explain why the famous king Attila is remembered as a strong, father-like leader.