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Atalanta
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Usage
Origin and Meaning
Latin form of the Greek name Αταλαντη (Atalante) meaning 'unbalanced':
Combination of Greek α- (a-) = 'not' and 'ταλαντον (talanton)' = balance' [1]
Related Names
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See also Atlanta
Further Information
Namesakes
Atalanta is the name of a mythical maiden who agreed to marry any man who could beat her in a running race. She was eventually defeated by Hippomenes when she stopped to pick up three golden apples that he had purposely dropped. [1]
Statistics
Name Count per Country
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| Country | Commonness
Commonness | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
| Sweden[2] |
 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Denmark[3] |
|
0 | n.a. | 0 | n.a. |
 Norway[4] |
|
0 | n.a. | 0 | n.a. |
 Finland[5] |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #: count of main first name only | |||||
| &: count of both main and additional first names | |||||
| Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
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No recent statistics trend found in databases for Atalanta.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adrian Room: Brewer's Dictionary of Names (1992)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi