Given name & surname · also Old Norse
Atle
“father”
Atle is a masculine given name with more than one origin. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In one tradition, it comes from Old Norse Atli.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Atli, from Proto-Germanic *Attilô.
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Atle’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Atle has a related form in ASLE. In Norwegian usage, Atle has a conventional equivalent in the Icelandic form Atli.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Atle has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Atle
- Atle SelbergNorwegian mathematician (1917–2007)
- Atle Lie McGrathNorwegian alpine skierborn 2000
- Atle SkårdalNorwegian alpine skierborn 1966
- Atle AntonsenNorwegian comedian and actorborn 1969
- Atle KvålsvollNorwegian racing cyclistborn 1962
- Atle PedersenNorwegian cyclistborn 1964
- Atle Pettersenmusician and television hostborn 1989
- Atle HammerNorwegian musician (1932–2017)
- Atle Roar HålandNorwegian footballerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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