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Across the world, Рыцарь (Ritter , Рыцарь , Rycerz ) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Рыцарь is characteristic of Bolivia, where it is a rare boy's name, Peru, and Germany, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Peru, Indonesia, and the United States. Much more frequently, Рыцарь is the last name as well as the forename.
Рыцарь is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ritter Wulf , character in El Internado; Ritter Runkel , character in Mosaik; Ritter Adelhof , the operatic character in the opera Der Waffenschmied; Ritter Huldbrand von Ringstetten , the operatic character in the opera Undine (Hoffmann) and Ritter von und zu Blaubart , the operatic character in the operetta Blaubart, Barbe-bleue, among other works.