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All over the world, 中原 (中原 , Nakahara ) is a common predominantly male, but scarcely female forename. The first name 中原 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely female name. Much less frequently, 中原 is the last name as well as the forename.
中原 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .