| Pronunciation | Arabic pronunciation: [ʕatˤaː] Persian pronunciation: [ʔætɒː] Turkish pronunciation: [ˈata] Hebrew pronunciation: [ʕata] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Turkic, Arabic, Hebrew, Fante |
| Meaning | forefather in Turkic; Gift in Arabic; one of the twins in Fante; |
| Region of origin | Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor; Middle East; Western Africa. In Ogba language West Africa, Nigeria, it means, "Child." |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | ‘Aṭā, `Ata, 'Ata, Atta, & Ataa in Arabic; Ataa in Fante |
| Derived | from Old Turkic ata, "father" |
| Related names | Atiyah, Ataullah, and Ata-ur-Rahman in Arabic; Agata, Aminata, and Barbata in Fante; Atahan, Atakan, Atagün in Turkish |
Ata is the anglicized form of several names in several languages around the world.
- In Turkish, Ata is a masculine given name meaning "Forefather".
- In Hebrew, Ata (אתה) means "you".
- In Ogba, Ata means “child”.
- In Arabic, ‘Aṭā (عطا) is a name meaning "Gift". It also appears in Persian (عطا).
- In Fante, Ata means "one of twins".
Ata, Atta, or Ataa may refer more specifically to:
First element of compound name
- Ataullah, Arabic, meaning gift of God
- Ata-ur-Rahman, Arabic, meaning gift of the Most Merciful
Given name
Turkish
- Ata Bozaci (born 1974), Swiss graphic designer, illustrator and artist of Turkish descent
- Ata Demirer (born 1972), Turkish stand-up comedian and actor
Hungarian
- Ata Kandó (1913–2017), Hungarian photographer
Arabic
- Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226–1283), Iranian historian
- Ata al-Ayyubi (1877–1951), Ottoman-Arab civil servant
- Ata Abu Rashta (born 1943), Islamic jurist, scholar and writer
- Ata Nahai (born 1960), Kurdish Iranian novelist
- Atta Muhammad Nur (born 1965), Afghan governor
- Ata Yamrali (born 1982), German-Afghan footballer
- Ataa Jaber (born 1993), Palestinian footballer
Fante
- Ataa Oko (1919–2012), Ghanaian sculptor and artist
Surname
Turkish
- Üsküplü Ata (died after 1533), Ottoman poet
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), Turkish military leader and statesman, founder of Turkiye. Atatürk was an honorary name.
- Ayla Akat Ata (born 1976), Turkish politician of Kurdish descent
Arabic
- Wasil ibn Ata (700–748), Islamic scholar
- Rahil Ata (1826–1894), Lebanese teacher and translator
- Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta (born 1954), American-Arab militant
- Shahla Ata (1959–2015), Afghan politician and congresswoman
- Mohamed Atta (1968–2001), Egyptian Islamist, ringleader of the hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 in the September 11 attacks
- Walid Atta (born 1986), Swedish footballer
Common name
- Ata is the commonly-abbreviated name for the Atacama skeleton, the six-inch long remains of a human with major genetic abnormalities that was discovered in 2003
References
- Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
- S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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