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Worldwide, Шимен (Chimene , Chimène , Шимен ) is a common girly forename. The first name Шимен is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a common predominantly female, but scarcely male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Gabon, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Ethiopia. Very seldom, Шимен is the last name as well as the forename.
Шимен is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chimène , the operatic character in the opera Le roi l’a dit, Le roi l'a dit and Chimène , the operatic character in the opera Le Cid by Jules Massenet.