where does the name ATTILA,the king of Huns,come from?

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Originally Posted by Tonyukuk

Laszlo Rasonyi,one of Hungarian historians,appericates the view that Attila comes from the river Volga and the view that Attila is essentially a Turkic name.Magyars called ATTILA ETELE .Germans called Him ETZEL..Greek people
called him ATILLAS..These names are nothing but the river ETEL (ATIL).Turks used the name ATIL (ETEL)to refer to the river Volga..

The river Volga in Chuvash language is ATIL (АТĂЛ), in Tatar language is ETEL (ИТИЛЬ).

[GOB]

Originally Posted by Tonyukuk

The only Turkic group speaking Bulgaric dialect on earth today is the Chuvash Turks.Chuvash are thought to have descended from old bulgars.

Tonyukuk, how you can confirm this statement? May be you have some references. Thanks in advance.

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Originally Posted by Avitohol

Well i know this. You should know about the researches that were made by hungarian scientists about the relationship between the hungarian and the chuvash language. There are lots of similarities.

Thanks in advance for the references to such research results.

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Originally Posted by Tonyukuk

Grandfather is DEDE in Turkic

DEDE in Chuvash is older brother or is added to the names of older people (like IVAN DEDE). Grandfather is ASATTE (АСАТТЕ). ASATTE implies old father (from words АСЛĂ-old and АТТЕ-father).

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Originally Posted by Tonyukuk

Avitokul

There is a Bulgar-Tatar epic called ''Shan Kýzý ''. Ýts orginal copy is not present.but We have Its Russian translation.There is an historical figure named Avdan Dulo in that epic.What Avdan Dulo did is very similar to what Attila did in his lifetime.

As you know,,Avitokhul in the list of Bulgar khans is generally accepted to be Attila.Irnach is accepted to be Ernach ,the son of Attila. Ernach or Irnach means Little-man or Little soldier.

Dulo is the name of Dynasty of Huns.

By the way Cock (Rooster) in Chuvash is Avdan (Автан).