Given name & surname
Attai
“timely”·“opportune”
Attai is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewעתי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Attai means “timely” or “opportune.”
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Where it comes from
Attai is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'ana (ענה), “to correspond, be busy with, afflict or sing.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Attai appears in 1 Chronicles 2:35.
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Attai’s family of names
Attai may belong to the same name family as ATAI. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Attai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“come down...!”
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“heaping up” · “highway making”
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“[two] nostrils”
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