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Around the world, バディー (Buddy , バディー) is a common masculine given name. The forename バディー is characteristic of U.S. Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common male name, the United States, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Indonesia, and Philippines. Very seldom, バディー is the last name as well as the forename.
バディー is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Syndrome , the main antagonist of the 2004 film The Incredibles; Animal Man , the superhero in the DC Comics Universe, Strange Adventures; OMAC , the fictional comic book character; Buddy Goode , the fictional character and Buddy Cole , the fictional character, The Kids in the Hall, and in many other works.