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In the world, Бес (Bess , Bes , Bessi ) is quite a common epicene first name. The first name Бес is habitual in Albania, where it is quite a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, Iceland, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Tunisia, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Turkey, and Algeria. Also, Бес is the last name as well as the forename.
Бес is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bess McNeill , the character in the Lars von Trier film Breaking the Waves; Bessi Worthington , the operatic character in the opera Die Blume von Hawaii, The Flower of Hawaii; Bess , the musical character in the musical Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin; Crown's girl and Bess Marvin .