What are some other names for an attic?

Other names for an attic include garret, which is traditional literary term for habitable attic room, loft which is commonly used in British English for attic space, storage attic, floored attic, finished attic, bonus room when converted to living space, walk-up attic or walk-in attic for attics with full staircase and headroom, crawl space attic for low height unfinished attic, scuttle attic for attic accessed by small hatch, hayloft in barns for storing hay at top, belfry for bell tower attic, and penthouse for upscale top floor space. In real estate marketing, attic may be called sky room, crow's nest, or upper loft. British English often calls attic simply loft. In historical context, garret was used for artist's studio attic. Architecturally, attic may be called mansard when under mansard roof. So many alternative names exist depending on use, finish level, and regional language, with garret and loft being most common synonyms.