Atalante as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Atalante

What is the meaning of the name Atalante ?

The baby name Atalante is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌætəˈlænti/ (AT-uh-LAN-tee); Italian/Spanish: /ataˈlante/ (ah-tah-LAHN-teh).

Atalante is Greek in Origin.

Atalante is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek Atalantē (Ἀταλάντη), best known through the mythic huntress. It derives from Greek atalantos, “equal, evenly matched,” ultimately tied to talanton, “scale, balance,” so the name implies being a peer or equal rival. In legend, Atalante is the swift-footed heroine of the Calydonian Boar hunt and the footrace won by Hippomenes with golden apples, cementing associations with speed, independence, and prowess.

Usage is rare but long-lived across Europe, reappearing in Renaissance and Neoclassical taste and gaining French visibility through Jean Vigo’s film L’Atalante (1934). Variants and related forms include Atalanta (Latin/English/Italian), Atalante (French), Atalanti (Modern Greek), and the literary Atalanthe; informal nicknames such as Lanta or Attie occur. The name surfaces in classical literature (Ovid’s Metamorphoses) and astronomy (asteroid 36 Atalante). Today it offers a bold, cultured choice with a meaning of balance and parity and a storied classical aura.

⚙ Atalante is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 7 recorded uses of it, from 3 countries.