Athira
Athira means Meanings families give: Quick, prayer; Quick, fast, swift like lightning.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Malayalam / Sanskrit |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Starts with | A |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Quick, prayer; Quick, fast, swift like lightning”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Vegavati — Swift, fast-moving, speed
- Reva — Meanings families give: River Narmada, swift moving; River Narmada, star; River Narmada, to move; Sacred river, to move, agile
- Rivaan — Swift, moving
- Ashwini — Meanings families give: Star cluster, horse woman, swift; First nakshatra, horse tamer; Possessed of horses, first nakshatra; First nakshatra, swift as a horse
- Bijlisingh — Lightning warrior, swift and electric
- Gati — Speed, motion and swift movement forward
Where this comes from
Athira has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.