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All over the world, Menelaos (Menelaos , Μενέλαος , Менелаос ) is quite a common boy's first name. The forename Menelaos is characteristic of Greece, where it is quite a common masculine name, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Albania. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Greece, Cyprus, and Germany. Also, Menelaos is the last name as well as the forename.
Menelaos is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Menelaos , the operatic character in the opera Die schöne Helena, La Belle Hélène.