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Globally, 曹 (Cao
, 曹
, Cáo
) is a common epicene first name. The forename 曹 is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Vietnam, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Singapore. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Much more prevalently, 曹 is the last name as well as the forename.
曹 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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曹娥 Eastern Han Dynasty person CBDB=134914, CN (b. 130) |
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曹真 State of Cao Wei general (died 231), CN (b. 185) |
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曹熊 son of Chinese Han dynasty warlord Cao Cao, CN (b. 195) |
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