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In the world, Frate (Fra , Frate , Fratar ) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Frate is characteristic of Italy, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Albania, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Egypt, where it is a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Italy, Egypt, and Indonesia. Also, Frate is the last name as well as the forename.
Frate is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Frate Cipolla , character in The Decameron; Fra Pavel , character in The Golden Compass; Fra Cristoforo , character in The Betrothed; Fra Angelico , the operatic character in the opera Die verschenkte Frau and Fra Diavolo , the operatic character in the opera Fra Diavolo, among other works.