Atira: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Atira – Meaning: name of the Earth goddess in Pawnee mythology (also lent its name to the asteroid 163693 Atira) – Origin: Pawnee – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ah-TEER-uh


Atira is a Pawnee girl's name meaning “name of the Earth goddess in Pawnee mythology (also lent its name to the asteroid 163693 Atira)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Atira

Meaning: Name of the Earth goddess in Pawnee mythology (also lent its name to the asteroid 163693 Atira).

Origin: Pawnee.

A common claim: Widely given as Hebrew for 'prayer, dedication' Actually: Atira is Pawnee — the name of an Earth goddess in Pawnee mythology, and the namesake of the asteroid 163693 Atira. There's no evidence it's a Hebrew word meaning 'prayer, dedication.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Atira

Phonetic: ah-TEER-uh   IPA: /əˈtɪərə/

Popularity of Atira

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1978–2020.

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