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All around the world, 聖 (Saint , 聖 , Shèng ) is a widespread gender-neutral given name. The given name 聖 is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common primarily male, but very infrequently girly name, Guadeloupe, where it is quite a common girly name, and India, where it is quite a rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, 聖 is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Saint | Argentina, United States, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria |
聖 | China |
Shèng | Myanmar |
聖 is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Saint Anne , the mother of Virgin Mary in Christian and Islamic traditions; unnamed in the New Testament or Quran; Saint Joachim , the biblical figure, father of Virgin Mary; Guan Sheng , the Chinese novel Water Margin fictional character; Guo Sheng , the Water Margin character and Saint Aquila , the late Roman saint and martyr, and in many other works.