Maenchen-Helfen notes that this derivation of the name "offers neither phonetic nor semantic difficulties", and Gerhard Doerfer notes that the name is simply correct Gothic. Alexander Savelyev and Choongwon Jeong (2020) similarly state that Attila's name "must have been Gothic in origin." The name has sometimes been interpreted as a Germanization of a name of Hunnic origin.
Maenchen-Helfen indicates that this explanation of the name "offers no phonetic or semantic obstacles", and Gerhard Doerfer notes that the name is simply correct in Gothic. Alexander Savelyev and Choongwon Jeong (2020) similarly argue that Attila's name "must have been of Gothic origin." The name has occasionally been understood as a German transformation of a name from Hunnic origin.