Ata is the

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form of several names in several languages around the world. * In Turkish, Ata is a

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meaning " Forefather". * In

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

, Ata () means "you". * In Ogba, Ata means “child”. * In

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, () is a name meaning "

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". It also appears in Persian (). * In Fante, Ata means "one of twins". Ata, Atta, or Ataa may refer more specifically to:

First element of compound name

Ataullah Ataullah ( ar, عطا ٱلله) or the alternative Atallah is an Arabic given name meaning "gift of God", composed of '' Ata'' (''gift'') + ''Allah'' (''God''). It is also a surname to Middle Eastern Christians, derived from the Aramaic form ''Att ...

, 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 Ata Demirer (born 6 July 1972) is a Turkish filmmaker, stand-up comedian, actor, and musician. He is known for his live comedy sketches as well as for writing and starring in a string of Turkish box-office hits including '' Eyyvah Eyvah'' (2010) ...

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

Hungarian

* Ata Kandó (1913–2017), Hungarian photographer

Arabic

Ata-Malik Juvayni Atâ-Malek Juvayni (1226–1283) ( fa, عطاملک جوینی), in full, Ala al-Din Ata-ullah (), was a Persian historian and an official of the Mongol state who wrote an account of the Mongol Empire entitled '' Tarīkh-i Jahān-gushā'' ( ...

(1226–1283), Iranian historian *

Ata al-Ayyubi Ata Bey al-Ayyubi ( ar, عطا الأيوبي, ʿAtā al-Ayyūbī; 25 March 1877 – 21 December 1951) was an Ottoman civil servant who served as president and prime minister of Syria. Born to a prominent political family in Damascus, Syria, he ...

(1877–1951), Ottoman-Arab civil servant *

Ata Abu Rashta Ata Bin Khalil Abu al-Rashtah ( ar, عطاء بن خليل أبو الرشتة; born 1943) is an Islamic jurist, scholar and writer. He is the global leader of the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir. He came to prominence in Jordan during th ...

(born 1943), Islamic jurist, scholar and writer *

Ata Nahai Ata Nahai is an Iranian novelist and short story writer who writes in Sorani Kurdish. He was born in Baneh in 1960. He was graduated from high school in 1978, receiving a diploma of literature. As to the revolutionary atmosphere of Iran in 1979 an ...

(born 1960), Kurdish Iranian novelist * Atta Muhammad Nur (born 1965), Afghan governor * Ata Yamrali (born 1982), German-Afghan footballer * Ataa Jaber (born 1993), Israeli-Arab footballer * Ata al-Khadim (ʿAṭā al-Khādim; century), governor of Baalbek and viceroy of Damascus * Ata ibn Haffaz al-Sulami (ʿAṭā ibn Ḥaffāẓ al-Sulamī; century), eunuch and vizier of the emirate of Damascus *''Abu Ghitrif Atta'', an 8th-century Yemeni Arab, father of

al-Khayzuran Al-Khayzuran bint Atta ( ar, الخيزران بنت عطاء, al-ḵayzurān bint ʿaṭāʾ) (died 789) was the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid. She ruled de facto from 775 to 789 durin ...

and Salsal.

Fante

Ataa Oko Ataa Oko and his third wife, with a coffin in the form of a battleship, about 1960 Ataa Oko Addo (c. 1919 – 9 December 2012) was a Ghanaian builder of figurative palanquins and figurative coffins, and at over 80 years of age he became a painte ...

(1919–2012), Ghanaian sculptor and artist

Surname

Turkish

* Üsküplü Ata (died after 1533), Ottoman poet *

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...

(1881-1938), Turkish military leader and statesman, founder of Turkiye. Atatürk was an honorary name. *

Ayla Akat Ata Ayla Akat Ata (born 16 February 1976) is a Kurdish–Turkish jurist and former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). She is a women's rights activist and the co-founder of the Free Women's Congre ...

(born 1976), Turkish politician of Kurdish descent

Arabic

* Wasil ibn Ata (700–748), Islamic scholar * Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta (born 1954), American-Arab militant * Shahla Ata (1959–2015), Afghan politician and congresswoman *

Mohamed Atta Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta ( ; ar, محمد محمد الأمير عوض السيد عطا ; September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian hijacker and the ringleader of the September 11 attacks in 2001 in which f ...

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

Walid Atta Walid "Tatta" Atta ( ar, وليد عطا, translit=Walīd 'Aṭā, am, ዋሊድ አታ; born 28 August 1986) is an Ethiopian footballer who plays as a centre back for Hittarps IK. Career AIK In January 2008, Atta joined Swedish top-divisi ...

(born 1986), Swedish footballer *

Al-Khayzuran bint Atta Al-Khayzuran bint Atta ( ar, الخيزران بنت عطاء, al-ḵayzurān bint ʿaṭāʾ) (died 789) was the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid. She ruled de facto from 775 to 789 during ...

, wife of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi. * Salsal bint Atta, mother of Arab princess Zubaidah bint Ja'far.

Common name

* Ata is the commonly-abbreviated name for the

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, the six-inch long remains of a human with major genetic abnormalities that was discovered in 2003

References

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