What is the meaning of Athel?

noble, highborn

excellent, splendid, fine

genuine, sincere, devout

A chief or lord.

A kind of tamarisk native to northern Africa and the Middle East, Tamarix aphylla, planted widely elsewhere as a shade tree and a windbreak due to its tolerance of heat and of alkaline soils, but tending to become invasive outside of its native range.

noble, highborn

excellent, splendid, fine

genuine, sincere, devout

Source: wiktionary.org