Atta
Arabic, Nature name, popular culture
"gift, present; ant"
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Atta Origin and Meaning
The name Atta is a girl's name meaning "gift, present; ant".
Multicultural and unisex, Atta has an appealing symmetrical look, and sounds similar to the popular Etta, Atlas, and Atticus. Some may recognize the name from the 1998 Pixar movie, A Bug's Life, where it was borne by a main character, Princess Atta. She was named for a genus of ants, also known as "leafcutters."
Atta is also an Arabic name, meaning "gift, present", a type of flour used in South Asian cooking, a concept in Buddhism meaning "soul, self", and a Fante name meaning "twins". It might also be spelled as Ata.
The name Atta in Pop Culture
- Princess Attacharacter in Pixar movie "A Bug's Life"