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Around the world, 燕 (燕 , Yan , 연 ) is a prevalent mostly feminine, but uncommonly male forename. The first name 燕 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a prevalent male name, Macao, where it is a common principally feminine, but scarcely masculine name, and Hong Kong, where it is a common dominantly girly, but seldom masculine name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, Mongolia, and Indonesia. Also, 燕 is the last name as well as the forename.
燕 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zou Yuan , the Water Margin character; Feng Yuan , the Dream of the Red Chamber character; Yan Po , the Water Margin character and Yan Lin , the W.I.T.C.H character, W.I.T.C.H..