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In all the world, 德斯 (Des , Desch , 德斯 ) is a common predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine forename. The first name 德斯 is habitual in Ireland, where it is quite a common male name, Australia, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely female name, and India, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Australia. Much less frequently, 德斯 is the last name as well as the forename.
德斯 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Des Barnes , the fictional character; Des Teufels Ellermutter , the operatic character in the opera An allem ist Hütchen schuld!; Des Herzogs Narr , the operatic character in the opera Guntram; des Teufels Famulus , the operatic character in the opera Schwanda, der Dudelsackpfeifer, Schwanda the Bagpiper and Des Clarke , the fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, among other works.