Atalanta
About Atalanta
Atalanta was a beautiful mythological maiden who refused to marry any man who couldn't beat her in a footrace -- quite a role model. This myth is found in Ovid's Metamorphoses and later in Swinburne's Atalantis in Calydon.
The addition of a fourth 'a' takes this out of the area of place names into a more rhythmic and romantic realm.
Pronounced at-a-LAN-ta.
As of October 2026, Atalanta ranked #15309 in US births in 2000 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Atalanta is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "equal in weight".
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