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Atli

noun
At·​li | \ ˈät-lē How to pronounce Atli (audio) \

Definition of Atli

: a king of the Huns figuring in Germanic legend and corresponding to the historical Attila

First Known Use of Atli

1838, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Atli

Old Norse

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