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All around the world, 弗拉 (Fra , 弗拉 ) is quite a rare epicene first name. The given name 弗拉 is habitual in Italy, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Albania, where it is quite a rare male name, and Egypt, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Italy, Egypt, and Indonesia. Likewise, 弗拉 is the last name as well as the forename.
弗拉 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fra Pavel , character in The Golden Compass; Fra Cristoforo , character in The Betrothed; Fra Angelico , the operatic character in the opera Die verschenkte Frau; Fra Diavolo , the operatic character in the opera Fra Diavolo and Fra Melitone , the operatic character in the opera La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi; a Franciscan, among other works.