Meaning and Origin
What does the name Athel mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Athel
User Submitted Origins
English
62%
African
19%
American
5%
German
5%
Mexican
5%
Scottish
5%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Canada, the name Athel means "noble".
International Interest
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Wiktionary
From Middle English athel, ethel, hathel (“noble; nobleman, hero”), from Old English æþele (“noble, eminent, aristocratic, excellent, famous, glorious, splendid, fine, costly, valuable, vigorous, lusty, young, pleasant, sweet-smelling, natural, congenial, suitable”), from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz, *aþaljaz, *aþiluz (“noble, of noble birth”), from Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”). Akin to Saterland Frisian eedel, West Frisian eal, Dutch edel, German edel. Middle English form hathel due to conflation with Old English hæleþ (“hero”). See heleth.
- (obsolete) A chief or lord.
- (Britain dialectal, Scotland) A prince or noble.
From Arabic أَثَل (ʾaṯal)
- A kind of tamarisk native to northern Africa and the Middle East, Tamarix aphylla, planted widely elsewhere as a shade tree and a windbreak due to its tolerance of heat and of alkaline soils, but tending to become invasive outside of its native range.
- A discrimination of originality and nobility ( الأصيل)