In the entire world, 發 (Fat 
, Faat 
, Fā 
) is quite a common unisex first name. The first name 發 is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly name, Hong Kong, and Algeria, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Likewise, 發 is the last name as well as the forename.
發 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fat Tony , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise; Fat Cat , the fictional character in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers; Fat Lady , the character from the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Fat Bastard , the character in Austin Powers films, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Fat Whutzat , the DC Comics/Lobo antagonist, among other works.
| 楊發 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 22496, CN |
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