Given name
Athlai
“but perhaps Yah is exalted or afflicted of Yah”
Athlai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewעתלי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Athlai is thought to mean “but perhaps Yah is exalted or afflicted of Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Athlai is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb 'atal (עתל), “to exalt or deal violently with.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Athlai appears in Ezra 10:28.
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Athlai’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Athlai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Attai
“timely” · “opportune”
80% boys · 20% girls
Uthai
“help of Yah” · “bent by Yah”
>99% boys
Ahasbai
“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”
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Ezbai
“scrubber” · “cleaner”
>99% boys
Sallai
“heaping up” · “highway making”
>99% boys
Shashai
“whitish”
>99% boys
Jaddai
“... unclear but perhaps beloved or praised”
>99% boys
Maadai
“slippery” · “my stumble”
>99% boys