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Athole

Athole is the alternative spelling of Atholl.

Meaning of Atholl

Proper noun

Atholl

  1. A historical division of the Scottish Highlands within the modern council area of Perth and Kinross.
  2. An ancient Scottish ten-times-created earldom, more recently dukedom, which initially possessed the above lands.

Origin of Athole

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

Phrases with Athole

Questions about Athole

What is Athole the alternative spelling of?
Athole is the alternative spelling of Atholl.

Words near Athole in the dictionary

  1. athodyds
  2. Athokpam
  3. Athol
  4. Athol brose
  5. Athol Springs
  6. Athole
  7. Athole brose
  8. Atholl
  9. Atholl brose
  10. Atholton
  11. Atholville

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Athole (page history and authors); Atholl (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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