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All around the world, Шекспир (Shakespeare , Shakespear , Шекспир ) is a rare boy's first name. The forename Шекспир is characteristic of South Africa, where it is a rare male name, the Dominican Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, and India. More prevalently, Шекспир is the last name as well as the forename.
Шекспир is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shakespeare , the operatic character in the opera Le songe d'une nuit d'été by Ambroise Thomas.