Meanings
galatea1
Galatea2
proper noun
- Greekhuman sciencesGalatea; a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus.
- Greekhuman sciencesGalatea; a sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea.
- Greekhuman sciencesGalatea; name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by Pygmalion.
- astronomyA moon of Neptune.
- astronomy74 Galatea, a main belt asteroid.
- A settlement in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after HMS Galatea.
Origin
galatea · noun
After Galatea, a British man-of-war, since the material was used for children's sailor suits.
Full word history & related roots →Galatea · proper noun
- Ancient GreekΓαλάτεια
- LatinGalatēa
- EnglishGalatea
From Latin Galatēa, from Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια (Galáteia).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια
- Γαλάτεια (Galáteia)Galatea
Chinese Mandarin 伽拉忒亞 /伽拉忒亚
- 伽拉忒亞 /伽拉忒亚 (Jiālātèyà)Galatea
Finnish Galateia
- GalateiaGalatea
French Galatée
- GalatéeGalatea
Greek Γαλάτεια
- Γαλάτεια (Galáteia)Galatea
Latin Galatēa
- GalatēaGalatea
Russian галате́я, Галате́я
- галате́я (galatéja)cotton fabric
- Галате́я (Galatéja)Galatea
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with galatea
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Cite this entry
APA
galatea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galatea
MLA
“galatea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galatea. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galatea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galatea.
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