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Athol

Athol proper noun: a community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Also the alternative spelling of Atholl.

Proper noun

Athol

  1. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
  2. A ward and former township in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
  3. A minor city in Kootenai County, Idaho.
  4. A minor city in Smith County, Kansas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky.
  6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  7. An unincorporated community in Spink County, South Dakota.
  8. A rural locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
  9. A settlement in northern Southland, New Zealand.
  10. A male given name.

Also used as

Athol is also the alternative spelling of Atholl.

Origin of Athol

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

Words formed from Athol

Phrases with Athol

Questions about Athol

What does Athol mean?
Athol means a community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
What part of speech is Athol?
Athol is a proper noun.

Words near Athol in the dictionary

  1. athlothetes
  2. Athlumney
  3. athodyd
  4. athodyds
  5. Athokpam
  6. Athol
  7. Athol brose
  8. Athol Springs
  9. Athole
  10. Athole brose
  11. Atholl

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Athol (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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