What Does the Name Attila Mean
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Attila Name Meaning
History, HungarianPossibly means "little father" from Gothic atta "father" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 5th-century leader of the Huns, a nomadic people from Central Asia who had expanded...
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