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Globally, 胜 (胜 , 승 , Shèng ) is a widespread principally masculine, but scarcely feminine first name. The given name 胜 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly name, and South Korea, where it is a rare boy's name. Very seldom, 胜 is the last name as well as the forename.
胜 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Guan Sheng , the Chinese novel Water Margin fictional character and Guo Sheng , the Water Margin character.