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In the entire world, 宝 (宝 , Bǎo ) is a widespread dominantly boy's, but seldom feminine first name. The forename 宝 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but infrequently feminine name. Also, 宝 is the last name as well as the forename.
宝 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jia Baoyu , the principal character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber and Zhang Bao , the Water Margin character.