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Throughout the world, Galatea (Galatea
, Галатея
) is a rare female forename. The given name Galatea is characteristic of Italy, where it is a very rare feminine name, Spain, where it is a very rare unisex name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Italy, and the United States. Likewise, Galatea is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
---|---|
Galatea | Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Philippines, United States |
Галатея | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Galatea is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Galatea , the nereid from Greek mythology; Galatea , the statue-cum-human made by Pygmalion of Cyprus in Greek myth; Galatea Merrythought , character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; Galatea , the operatic character in the opera Aci, Galatea e Polifemo and Galatea , the daughter of Eurytios in Greek myth, among other works.