Attar (name)

Attar (Arabic: عطار, ʿAṭṭār) is both an Arabic given name and a surname that refers to the occupations apothecary, pharmacist, spice dealer, or perfumer.

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There is an exaggerated form related to this name, Atir or Ater (عاطِر, 'āṭir), meaning "perfumed, sweet-smelling, aromatic, fragrant", which is used rarely. Both of these names are derived from the Arabic noun for perfume or fragrance, attar (or ittar).

Notable people with the name include:

• Abbas Attar (1944–2018), Iranian photographer and photojournalist known by the mononym Abbas
• Abolfazl Attar (born 1968), Iranian film director
• Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar (1916–1991), Saudi Arabian writer and journalist
• Ali Attar (born 1980), Lebanese footballer
• Asil Attar, Iraqi businesswoman
• Attar Chand Basha, Indian politician
• Attar of Nishapur (c.1142–c.1220), Persian Sufi poet
• Attar Singh, Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent
• Attar Singh Saini, Indian cinematographer
• Audie Attar (born 1980) is an Iraqi-American sports manager
• Bachir Attar (born 1964), leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka
• Chaim Ben Attar, 18th century Moroccan rabbi
• Chaim ibn Attar (c. 1696–1743), Moroccan rabbi
• Dalya Attar (born 1990), American politician
• Jay Attar, American real estate developer
• Lior Attar, Australian singer-songwriter
• Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri (born 1950), Muslim scholar and spiritual leader
• Nelly Attar, Lebanese mountaineer
• Sarah Attar (born 1992), Saudi-American track and field athlete
• Sayyid Alauddin Attar, Sufi saint and shaykh
• Sibille Attar (born 1981), Swedish singer songwriter