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Worldwide, Ritter (Ritter , 里特 , Ріттер, and others...) is a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female first name. The first name Ritter is characteristic of Bolivia, where it is a rare boy's name, Peru, and Germany, where it is a very rare unisex name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in China, Peru, and Indonesia. Predominantly, Ritter is the last name as well as the forename.
Ritter is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ritter Wulf , character in El Internado; Ritter Runkel , character in Mosaik; Ritter Adelhof , the operatic character in the opera Der Waffenschmied; Ritter Huldbrand von Ringstetten , the operatic character in the opera Undine (Hoffmann) and Ritter von und zu Blaubart , the operatic character in the operetta Blaubart, Barbe-bleue, among other works.