Attal

Attal (French: Attal) surname originated from the Arab word "attâl" (porter).[1] It can be associated with the Spanish town of Atal from the province of La Coruña and is documented since the 17th century as a surname used by Jews.[2]

Notable people with the name include:

People
  • Fahed Attal (born 1985), Palestinian professional football player
  • Gabriel Attal (born 1989), member of the French National Assembly and government minister
  • 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

References
  1. Laurent Hertz, Dictionnaire étymologique de noms de famille français d'origine étrangère, L'Harmattan, 1997, p.88
  2. Attal, Beit Hatfutsot (Jewish diaspora museum, Tel Aviv), accessed 6 March 2020
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