Ata (name)

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

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

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