The baby name Athyr is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈeɪθər (AY-thur),ˈæθɪr (ATH-ir),ˈɑːθər (AH-thur).
The baby name Athyr is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈeɪθər (AY-thur),ˈæθɪr (ATH-ir),ˈɑːθər (AH-thur).
Athyr is Egyptian, Greek in Origin.
Athyr traces to the Greek A-thýr, the name of the third month of the ancient Egyptian year, itself dedicated to the goddess Hathor (Egyptian ḥwt-ḥr, “House/Mansion of Horus”). As a given name, Athyr inherits associations from Hathor’s sphere - joy, music, beauty, love, festivity, and maternal protection - so its interpreted meaning evokes “belonging to Hathor” or “of the House of Horus.”
In use since the Ptolemaic and Greco‑Roman periods as a calendrical term, Athyr appears in papyri and inscriptions and survives in the Coptic calendar (often rendered Hathor/Hatour). As a personal name it is modern and rare, with occasional adoption in Egyptological, Coptic, and neo‑pagan circles; it works as a unisex choice. Related and variant forms include Hathor (the goddess’s name), Hathyr/Hathor (month spellings), Athor (older English/Hellenized), and Hatur/Hatour/Hator (Coptic/Arabic transliterations).
Athyr is seldom given. We have only 37 recorded uses of it on record, from 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #653 | 15 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #922 | 14 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Athyr is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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