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Around the globe, เต๋า (Dao , Dao Thi , Teijai ) is a common unisex forename. The first name เต๋า is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Vietnam, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Laos, where it is quite a rare female name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Vietnam, India, and the United States. More frequently, เต๋า is the last name as well as the forename.
เต๋า is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .