Altaira \a-ltai-ra, al-taira\ as a girl's name is pronounced al-TARE-ah. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Altaira is "bird". Also possibly of Latin origin. In astronomy, Altair is a star of the first magnitude, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.

Altaira has 1 variant form: Altair.

Baby names that sound like Altaira are Aldara, Aldora and Aludra.