aton ' s ▁cl an ▁or ▁tribe ▁rather ▁than ▁his ▁personal ▁name ; ▁he ▁comp ares ▁the ▁K yr gy z ▁trib al ▁name ▁Bo z ton ▁( G ray ▁Co ats ). ▁ ▁F . ▁Al the im ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁title ▁from ▁* q ara - t un , ▁meaning ▁" black ▁people ", ▁with ▁black ▁referencing ▁the ▁direction ▁north . ▁ ▁Ma en chen - H elf en ▁also ▁suggests ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁et ym ology ▁as ▁an ▁potential ▁alternative , ▁with ▁char a - ▁der iving ▁from ▁a ▁word ▁a kin ▁to ▁Par th ian ▁h ara , ▁x ara ▁( dark ), ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Par th ian ▁name ▁Char asp es . ▁He ▁further ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁- ton ▁element ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁S cy th ian ▁name ▁S ardon ius ▁and ▁the ▁Os set ian ▁name ▁S yr don . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : H unn ic ▁r ul ers ▁Category : 5 th - century ▁monarch s ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : 5 th - century ▁H unn ic ▁r ul ers <0x0A> </s> ▁{{ s af es ub st :# invoke : R f D || | month ▁= ▁April ▁| day ▁= ▁ 2 7 ▁| year ▁= ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁| time ▁= ▁ 2 2 : 2 9 ▁| timestamp ▁= ▁ 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 7 2 2 2 9 0 2 ▁ ▁| content = ▁R