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Worldwide, 茹 (茹 , Rú ) is a widespread primarily girly, but very seldom masculine given name. The first name 茹 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare predominantly female, but scarcely male name. Also, 茹 is the last name as well as the forename.
茹 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gao Yue , the character in Qin's Moon.