Atarah (name)

Atarah or Atara ({{Langx|he|עֲטָרָה}}) is a Hebrew feminine given name meaning 'crown'.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Atarah| last=Hanks | first=Patrick |first2=Kate|last2=Hardcastle|last3=Hodges | first3=Flavia |encyclopedia=A Dictionary of First Names|edition=2nd | date=2006 | isbn=978-0-19-172667-5 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198610601.001.0001/acref-9780198610601-e-261}} In the Tanakh, it is the name of a wife of Jerahmeel.{{Jewish Encyclopedia|article=Atarah|url=https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2071-atarah|first1=Morris|last1=Jastrow, Jr.|first2=Gerson B.|last2=Levi|first3=Marcus|last3=Jastrow|first4=Louis|last4=Ginzberg|volume=2|pages=259–260|no-prescript=1}} It has been used as a translation of the Yiddish name Kreine.{{r|dfn}}