Throughout the world, 茂丁 (茂丁 
, Melding 
) is a rare principally masculine, but very seldom feminine forename. The first name 茂丁 is characteristic of Philippines, where it is a very rare unisex name, China, where it is an extremely rare male name, and India. Very seldom, 茂丁 is the last name as well as the forename.