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Globally, Pilade (Pilade
) is a rare primarily boy's, but very seldom female given name. The given name Pilade is habitual in Italy, where it is a rare male name, and Brazil, where it is a very rare feminine name. Much less frequently, Pilade is the last name as well as the forename.
Pilade is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pilade (Pylades) , the operatic character in the opera Ermione by Gioachino Rossini; Oreste's companion and Pilade , the operatic character in the opera Oreste (Händel).