Atarah (name)
Atarah or Atara (Hebrew: עֲטָרָה) is a Hebrew feminine given name meaning 'crown'.[1] In the Tanakh, it is the name of a wife of Jerahmeel.[2] It has been used as a translation of the Yiddish name Kreine.[1]
People with the given name Atarah or Atara
[edit]- Atara Barzely, Miss Israel of 1957
- Atarah Ben-Tovim, British flautist
- Atara Marmor, French historian
- Atara Polonsky , Israeli athlete
- Atara Ofek , Israeli writer
- Atara Oryah , Israeli singer
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Atarah". A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-0-19-172667-5.
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Jastrow, Jr., Morris; Levi, Gerson B.; Jastrow, Marcus; Ginzberg, Louis (1902). "Atarah". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. pp. 259–260.