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In the world, 孝 (孝 , Takashi , Xiào) is a common principally boy's, but very infrequently feminine first name. The first name 孝 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, where it is quite a rare male name, China, where it is a rare largely male, but infrequently female name, and Hong Kong, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, Japan, and the United States. Likewise, 孝 is the last name as well as the forename.
孝 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Takashi Kimura , the literary character from the Star Trek multiverse; Takashi Mitsuhashi , character in Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!; Takashi Hinatsuru , the fictional character from Ryūō no Oshigoto!; Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane , the fictional character from the Voltron franchise, Voltron: Legendary Defender and Takashi Kawamura , the fictional character in the manga Prince of Tennis, among other works.