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All around the world, Semele (Semele , Semella , Zsemle ) is a very rare dominantly female, but seldom boy's first name. The forename Semele is habitual in Israel, where it is a rare female name, South Africa, where it is a very rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine name, and Brazil, where it is an extremely rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in South Africa, Brazil, and the United States. More frequently, Semele is the last name as well as the forename.
Semele is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Semele , the mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology; Semele , the operatic character in the opera Europa riconosciuta by Antonio Salieri and Semele , the operatic character in the opera Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss.
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