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Around the globe, Герод (Herodes , Eroda , Herondas ) is a rare gender-neutral given name. The first name Герод is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare male name, Mexico, where it is a very rare primarily masculine, but very seldom female name, and Peru. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Brazil, Mexico, and Indonesia. Likewise, Герод is the last name as well as the forename.
Герод is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Herodes , the operatic character in the opera Salome by Richard Strauss; Tetrarch of Judaea and Perea.