Bata: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bata – Origin: Ancient Egyptian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BAH-tah


Bata is an Ancient Egyptian boy's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Egyptian Mythology Baby Names — Mystical, Ancient, and Strikingly Beautiful.

Meaning & Origin of Bata

Origin: Ancient Egyptian.

A common claim: Soul Actually: Bata is an ancient deity's name, not the Egyptian word for soul.

How to Pronounce Bata

Phonetic: BAH-tah   IPA: /ˈbɑːtɑː/

Popularity of Bata

Bata 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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