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Worldwide, Ather (اثير , Ather , اطہر) is a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly feminine first name. The first name Ather is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a common boy's name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common largely feminine, but infrequently male name, and Oman, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Much less frequently, Ather is the last name as well as the forename.