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Around the world, Алтер (Alter , Алтер ) is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly first name. The given name Алтер is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Syria, and Lebanon, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Israel, Philippines, and Indonesia. Also, Алтер is the last name as well as the forename.
Алтер is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Alter Anführer der Diebe , the operatic character in the opera María de Buenos Aires; Alter Saporoger , the operatic character in the opera Pantöffelchen, Cherevichki; Alter Mann , the operatic character in the opera Waiting for the Barbarians; Alter Mann , the operatic character in the opera Mona and Alter Araber , the operatic character in the opera Julietta (Martinů), among other works.