Ata (name)

Updated on Jan 12, 2024

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Gender Male
Pronunciation Arabic pronunciation: [ʕatˤaː] Persian pronunciation: [ʔætɒː] Turkish pronunciation: [ˈata] Word/name Arabic, Fante, Old Turkic Meaning Gift in Arabic; one of the twins in Fante; forefather in Turkish Region of origin Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor; Middle East; Western Africa Alternative spelling ‘Aṭā, `Ata, 'Ata, Atta, & Ataa in Arabic; Ataa in Fante

Ata is the anglicized form of several names.

In Arabic, ‘Aṭā (عطا) is a name meaning "Gift". It also appears in Persian (عطا).

In Turkish, Ata is a masculine given name meaning "Forefather".

In Fante, Ata means "one of twins".

Ata, Atta, or Ataa may refer more specifically to:

Arabic

Ata al-Ayyubi (1877–1951), Ottoman-Arab civil servant

Ataa Jaber (born 1993), Israeli-Arab footballer

Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226–1283), Iranian historian

Ata Nahai (born 1960), Kurdish Iranian novelist

Atta Muhammad Nur (born 1965), Afghan governor

Ata Abu Rashta (born 1943), Islamic jurist, scholar and writer

Ata Yamrali (born 1982), German-Afghan footballer

Ataa Oko (1919–2012), Ghanaian sculptor and artist

Ata Demirer (born 1972), Turkish stand-up comedian and actor

Ata al-Khadim (ʿAṭā al-Khādim; fl. mid-12th century), governor of Baalbek and viceroy of Damascus

Ata ibn Haffaz al-Sulami (ʿAṭā ibn Ḥaffāẓ al-Sulamī; fl. mid-12th century), eunuch and vizier of the emirate of Damascus

Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta (born 1954), American-Arab militant

Mohamed Atta (1968–2001), Egyptian Islamist, ringleader of the hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 in the September 11 attacks

Shahla Ata (1959–2015), Afghan politician and congresswoman

Walid Atta (born 1986), Swedish footballer

Wasil ibn Ata (700–748), Islamic scholar

Ayla Akat Ata (born 1976), Turkish politician

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), Turkish military leader and statesman. Atatürk was an honorary name.

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