?406–453 ad, king of the Huns, who devastated much of the Roman Empire, invaded Gaul in 451 ad, but was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths at Châlons-sur-Marne
Attila in American English
(ˈætələ; əˈtɪlə)
a.d. 406?-453; king of the Huns (433?-453)
called Attila the Hun
Word origin
Goth atta, father (< baby talk) + -ila, dim. suffix