Attali () is a Jewish surname originated from the Arab word "عتال ''attâl''" (
porter
Porter may refer to:
Companies
* Porter Airlines, Canadian airline based in Toronto
* Porter Chemical Company, a defunct U.S. toy manufacturer of chemistry sets
* Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer
* H.K. Porter, Inc., a locom ...
).
[ Laurent Hertz, ''Dictionnaire étymologique de noms de famille français d'origine étrangère'', ]L'Harmattan
Éditions L'Harmattan, usually known simply as L'Harmattan (), is one of the largest French book publishers. It specialises in non-fiction books with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named after the Harmattan, a trade wind in W ...
, 1997, p.88 Notable people with the surname include:
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Bernard Attali (born 1943), French businessman
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Charley Attali (born 1930), French-Israeli aerospace engineer
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Jacques Attali (born 1943), Algerian-French economist and scholar
References
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Arab-Jewish surnames