Atikah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Atikah

What is the meaning of the name Atikah ?

The baby name Atikah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-TEE-kah (IPA: /aˈtiːka/).

Atikah is Arabic in Origin.

Atikah is an Arabic feminine name (Arabic: عاتكة / عتيقة), variously transliterated as Atika, Aatika, Aatikah, Atiqa, and Ateeqa. It reflects two closely linked roots: ʿĀtika (عاتكة), described in classical dictionaries as “pure, delicate, rosy-complexioned, perfumed; noble,” and ʿAtīqa (عتيقة), meaning “ancient, venerable; of noble pedigree; emancipated.” The shared semantic field centers on nobility, purity, and esteem; modern glosses often render it as “noble” or “pure.”

The name is well attested in early Islam. Notable bearers include ʿAtika bint Zayd, a poet and Companion renowned for her piety and marriage to leading figures, and ʿAtika bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, an aunt of the Prophet Muhammad. Atikah remains in steady use across the Arabic-speaking world and in Muslim communities from North and East Africa to South and Southeast Asia, with Atiqa/Ateeqa common in South Asia and Atikah/Atika favored in the Middle East and Indonesia–Malaysia. The masculine cognate is Atiq/Atique.