Attal

Attal is a surname stemming from the Arab word "عتال attâl" (porter, i.e. one who carries things).Laurent Hertz, Dictionnaire étymologique de noms de famille français d'origine étrangère, L'Harmattan, 1997, p.88 It is associated with the town of Atal in La Coruña, Spain, and is documented since the 17th century as a Jewish surname.Attal, Beit Hatfutsot (Jewish diaspora museum, Tel Aviv), accessed 6 March 2020

Notable people with the name include:

Fahed Attal (born 1985), Palestinian football player Gabriel Attal (born 1989), French politician, Prime Minister of France from January to September 2024. Henri Attal (1936–2003), French actor Madeleine Attal (1921–2023), French actress and theatre director Yvan Attal (born 1965), Israeli-born French actor and director

See also Atal (disambiguation) Attali, a surname

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