Atalina: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Atalina – Origin: Samoan (localized form of a Western given name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ah-tah-LEE-nah


Atalina is a Samoan (localized form of a Western given name) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Polynesian Baby Names Inspired by the Ocean and the Stars.

Meaning & Origin of Atalina

Origin: Samoan (localized form of a Western given name).

A common claim: Some baby-name lists claim Atalina means 'daughter of the sea'. Actually: There's no evidence for a 'sea' meaning — it looks like an invented gloss rather than a real translation.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Atalina

Phonetic: ah-tah-LEE-nah   IPA: /ɑːtɑːˈliːnɑː/

Popularity of Atalina

Atalina doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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