Ata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ata"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Ata

1. A Papuan language spoken on New Britain island, Papua New Guinea.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Pele-Ata terms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ata

1. A nearly extinct Philippine Negrito language spoken in Negros Island in the Visayas region of the Philippines.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ata terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From ata.

Proper noun

Ata

1. a surname from Cebuano

Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːʰta/

Proper noun

Ata f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Agatha

Usage notes

Matronymics

• Ata's son: Atuson
• Ata's daughter: Atudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Ata
accusative	Atu
dative	Atu
genitive	Atu

Puyuma

Proper noun

Ata

1. a male given name

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Ata”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Turkish

Etymology

From ata (“ancestor”).

Proper noun

Ata

1. a male given name from Proto-Turkic