Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atholl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
atholl
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical division of the Scottish Highlands within the modern council area of Perth and Kinross.

name

An ancient Scottish ten-times-created earldom, more recently dukedom, which initially possessed the above lands.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Athall, possibly from Middle Irish aith- (“second, further”) + Fódla, a poetic name for Ireland.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Athall, aith-

Inflected Forms

Athole (alternative) Athol (alternative)

Phrases

Blair Atholl Atholl brose

Questions

What does atholl mean?
A historical division of the Scottish Highlands within the modern council area of Perth and Kinross.
Where does atholl come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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