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Worldwide, 許 (Xu , 許 , Hứa , and others...) is a common unisex forename. The first name 許 is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name, Singapore, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Hong Kong. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Much more prevalently, 許 is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Xu | Australia, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, United States |
許 | China |
Hứa | Vietnam, United States, Myanmar |
Hsü, Hŏ | Myanmar |
Xǔ | Philippines, Myanmar |
허 | South Korea |
許 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bao Xu , the Water Margin character; Xu Xian , the character in the Legend of the White Snake; Xu Qing , the fictional Song dynasty knight-errant, The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants and Xu , the fictional character appearing in the movie « La fleur du poirier s'ouvre en silence », A Touch of Spring.