Ata (name) explained

Ata
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /ar/ in Persian pronounced as /ʔætɒː/ pronounced as /tr/ pronounced as /he/
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	forefather in Turkic; Gift in Arabic; one of the twins in Fante;
Region:	Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor; Middle East; Western Africa. In Ogba language West Africa, Nigeria, it means, "Child."
Origin:	Old Turkic, Arabic, Hebrew, Fante
Alternative Spelling:	‘Aṭā, `Ata, Ata, Atta, & Ataa in Arabic; Ataa in Fante
Related Names:	Atiyah, Ataullah, and Ata-ur-Rahman in Arabic; Agata, Aminata, and Barbata in Fante; Atahan, Atakan, Atagün in Turkish
Derived:	from Old Turkic ata, "father"

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 (Hebrew: אתה) means "you".
• In Ogba, Ata means “child”.
• In Arabic, (Arabic: عطا) is a name meaning "Gift".^{[1] [2]} It also appears in Persian (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

1. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. Salahuddin Ahmed. Hurst & Company. London. 1999.
2. Book: A Dictionary of Muslim Names. S. A. Rahman. Goodword Books. New Delhi. 2001.