Atle (given name)

Atli is an Icelandic and Faroese male first name.

Origin and Meaning

Atli is originally a variant of the Old Norse name Attila. In Iceland Atli belonged in 2011 to the 50 most common names.

In addition, Atli is also one of the epithets of Thor.

Bearers of the name

• Atli Pætursson Dam (1932-2005), Faroese politician ( Javnaðarflokkurin )
• Atli Danielsen (* 1983), Faroese soccer player
• Atli Eðvaldsson ( b. 1957 ), Icelandic footballer and football coach
• Atli Gíslason ( b. 1947 ), Icelandic politician
• Atli Þór Ólason ( b. 1949 ), Icelandic orthopedic surgeon and medical historian
• Atli Sveinsson Heimir ( b. 1938 ), Icelandic composer and conductor
• Atli Örvarsson ( b. 1970 ), Icelandic composer