Atiyah Explained

Atiyyah (Arabic: عطية ‘aṭiyyah), which generally implies "something (money or goods given as regarded) received as a gift" or also means "present, gift, benefit, boon, favor, granting, giving".

The name is also spelt Atiyeh, Attiah, Attieh, Atieh, Atié, Atiya, Atiyya, Attiya, Attiyah, Attyé, Ateya, Attua, Ateah, Antuya, or Atia.

It may refer to:

Surname

Academics

Aziz Suryal Atiya (1898–1988), Coptic historian and scholar and an expert in Islamic and Crusades studies
Sir Michael Atiyah (1929–2019), British mathematician, brother of Patrick
Patrick Atiyah (1931–2018), English barrister and legal writer, brother of Michael
George N. Atiyeh (1923–2008), Lebanese librarian

Authors and journalists

Jarir ibn Atiyah (c. 650 – c. 728), Arab poet and satirist
Edward Atiyah (1903–1964), Lebanese born writer, father of Michael and Patrick
Karen Attiah (born August 12, 1986), writer, journalist and editor

Arts and entertainment

Assane Attyé (born 1983), French singer of Lebanese origin known as Ycare
Atiye or Atiye Deniz (born 1988), Turkish-German singer
Joseph Attieh (born 1986), Lebanese singer
(born 1975), Israeli actress
Rania Attieh, Lebanese-American filmmaker
Rouwaida Attieh (born 1982), Syrian vocalist

Politics and government

Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah (born 1950), Qatari diplomat
Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (born 1951), Qatari government minister
Atiye Sultan (1824–1850), Ottoman princess
Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah, Qatari State Minister for Defense in 2013
Khaled al-Attiyah (born 1949), Iraqi politician, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly in 2006
Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah (born 1967), Qatari government minister
Rawya Ateya (1926–1997), Egyptian who became the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world
Victor G. Atiyeh (1923–2014), American politician
Ziri ibn Atiyya (died 1001), Maghrawa Berber tribal leader

Religion

Ezra Attiya (1887–1970), Sephardic teacher of Torah
Ignatius III Atiyah (died 1634), Melkite Patriarch of Antioch

Sports

Alaa' Attieh (born 1990), Palestinian football (soccer) player
Dennis Atiyeh (born 1963), Syrian wrestler
Joseph Atiyeh (born 1957), Syrian wrestler
Khalil Bani Attiah (born 1991), Jordanian footballer
Mohammad Attiah (born 1950), Ghanaian football (soccer) player
Mohammed Attiyah (born 1992), Saudi footballer
Nasser Al-Attiyah (born 1970), Qatari rally driver and sport shooter
Saad Attiya (born 1987), Iraqi football (soccer) player

Given name

Atiyya ibn Sa'd (died 729), transmitter of hadith, exegete of the Qur'an
Attiya Al-Qahtani (born 1953), Saudi Arabian runner
Mullah Attiya al-Jamri (1899–1981), Bahraini khatib and poet
Shuhdi Atiya ash-Shafi (died 1960), Egyptian communist theoretician and activist
Atiyah Abd al-Rahman (1970–2011), Libyan purported to be a member of al-Qaeda and related militant groups
Attiya Dawood (born 1958), Pakistani poet, writer, feminist and activist
Ateya El-Belqasy (born 1984), Egyptian footballer
Atiyyah Ellison (born 1981), American footballer
Atiya Fyzee (1877–1967), Indian author
Attiya Inayatullah, Pakistani politician
Attiya Waris (born 1974), Kenyan academic and reform advocate