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All over the world, Soldat (Soldat , Soldaat , Soldato ) is a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The given name Soldat is characteristic of Reunion, where it is quite a common male name, Serbia, where it is quite a rare female name, and Algeria, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Algeria, South Africa, and Cameroon. More prevalently, Soldat is the last name as well as the forename.
Soldat is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Soldat , the operatic character in the opera Der leuchtende Fluss; Soldat , the operatic character in the opera Judith (Matthus) and Soldat / Totengräber , the operatic character in the opera Kronprinz Friedrich.