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Gender:

Boy

Origin:

Latin

Meaning:

From Attica

Pronunciation:

(AT ik uss); (AH tee kuss)   [Guide]

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English speaking countries

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Attica is the region of Greece which contains Athens, the capital city. Today, the name is mainly known from the character Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. Atticus was also the name of a number of ancient Greek philosophers and writers; it was also the name of an early Archbishop of Constantinople. Atticus recently broke into the 1000 most popular names in the US, and was ranked 767th in 2006.
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