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In the world, 茂雄 (茂雄 , Shigeo , Maoxiong ) is quite a rare epicene forename. The first name 茂雄 is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, China, where it is a rare boy's name, and the United States, where it is a very rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly name. Likewise, 茂雄 is the last name as well as the forename.