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All over the world, 牛 (牛 ) is quite a common primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name 牛 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently girly name. Much more frequently, 牛 is the last name as well as the forename.
牛 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .