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Globally, Буу (寶 , 炮 , Буу) is a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly girly given name. The first name Буу is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a very rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine name. More frequently, Буу is the last name as well as the forename.
Буу is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jia Baoyu , the principal character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber.