Sattar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sattar

What is the meaning of the name Sattar ?

The baby name Sattar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /sætˈtɑːr/ — SAT-tar (Arabic: sattār).

Sattar is Arabic in Origin.

Sattar is an Arabic-derived male name built on the triliteral root s‑t‑r, “to cover, conceal, or protect.” In Arabic morphology it follows the intensive fa‘‘āl pattern, yielding “great concealer” or “one who frequently veils faults.” The epithet is closely related to the divine name al-Sittīr/as-Sattār, invoked in hadith and devotional language as “the Concealer (of shortcomings),” which explains the name’s pious resonance across Muslim cultures.

Used since medieval times in the Persianate world and wider Islamic sphere, Sattar appears both as a standalone given name and within the theophoric compound ʿAbd al‑Sattār/Abdul Sattar (“servant of the Concealer”). It is common in Persian, Urdu, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, and Turkish contexts; as a surname it may reflect patronymic descent, with Persian Sattāri formed likewise. Variants and transliterations include Sattār, Settar, and Satar. Notable bearers range from Iranian revolutionary Sattar Khan to Pakistani humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi and Azerbaijani painter Sattar Bahlulzade.