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Throughout the world, Cavaliere (Cavaliere , Cavalier , Cavaler ) is a rare dominantly male, but seldom feminine first name. The forename Cavaliere is characteristic of Italy, where it is a rare epicene name, Algeria, where it is a rare boy's name, and Tunisia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Italy, Algeria, and Morocco. Much more prevalently, Cavaliere is the last name as well as the forename.
Cavaliere is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Cavaliere analogico ; Cavaliere di Ripafratta , the operatic character in the opera Mirandolina (Martinů); Cavaliere di Belfiore , the operatic character in the opera Un giorno di regno by Giuseppe Verdi; a French officer impersonating Stanislao of Poland; Cavalier , the DC Comics supervillain, a minor enemy of Batman and Cavalier Giocondo , the operatic character in the opera Il burbero di buon cuore by Vicente Martín y Soler, among other works.