atara
Atara is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives from the Hebrew word atarah, meaning crown or garland, and is commonly associated with notions of dignity, leadership, and beauty. Variants and transliterations include Atarah and, in some renderings, Ata’rah or Atar’ah, reflecting different approaches to rendering Hebrew sounds in Latin script. In contemporary usage, Atara is used in Israel and among Jewish communities worldwide, and it has also found use in some non-Hebrew-speaking countries as part of a broader interest in Hebrew-derived names.
In cultural and religious contexts, the name carries biblical and archaic resonance through its meaning of
Geographically, the form Atara has occasionally been used as a place name or part of toponyms in