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The girl's name Galatea \g(a)-la-tea\ is pronounced gal-ah-TEE-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "white as milk". Mythology: Galatea was a statue loved by the sculptor Pygmalion. She was brought to life for him by Aphrodite. The myth, via G.B. Shaw's play "Pygmalion", is the source of the musical "My Fair Lady".

Galatea has 2 variant forms: Galatée and Galathea.

Baby names that sound like Galatea are Caltha and Glade.

Galatea is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Galatea. Click here to compare Galatea with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Galatea
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Galatea

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