Globally, พิทักษิณ (พิทักษิณ 
) is a very rare principally boy's, but very infrequently girly first name. The first name พิทักษิณ is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a very rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine name. Likewise, พิทักษิณ is the last name as well as the forename.