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Altair

/al-TYRE/ MasculineArabic

Meaning

Altair is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning “the flying eagle”.

Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, takes its name from the Arabic phrase al-ta'ir, the flyer or flying eagle, a legacy of the golden age of Arabic astronomy. Gamers know it from Assassin's Creed, which has nudged this scholarly star name toward the mainstream.

Used quietly in Latin America and Brazil; rare but rising in the US.

At a glance

Origin
Arabic
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/al-TYRE/
Themes
StarSky

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Questions

  • Altair is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning “the flying eagle”. Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, takes its name from the Arabic phrase al-ta'ir, the flyer or flying eagle, a legacy of the golden age of Arabic astronomy.

  • Altair is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Used quietly in Latin America and Brazil; rare but rising in the US.

  • The name Altair comes from Arabic. Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, takes its name from the Arabic phrase al-ta'ir, the flyer or flying eagle, a legacy of the golden age of Arabic astronomy. Gamers know it from Assassin's Creed, which has nudged this scholarly star name toward the mainstream.

  • Altair is pronounced al-TYRE.

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  2. Citlali FeminineNahuatl“star”
  3. Danica FeminineSlavic“morning star”
  4. Esther FemininePersian and Hebrew“star”
  5. Hesper FeminineGreek“evening star”
  6. Hikaru UnisexJapanese“light, radiance”