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All over the world, 郁 (郁 , Kaoru , 욱 ) is a common gender-neutral given name. The first name 郁 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Japan, and South Korea, where it is a rare masculine name. More prevalently, 郁 is the last name as well as the forename.
郁 is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jia Baoyu , the principal character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber; Bao Xu , the Water Margin character; Kaworu Nagisa , the character from Neon Genesis Evangelion; Kaoru Niimi , the Anime character from Star Blazers 2199, Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and Kaoru Seta , the fictional character from BanG Dream!, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, and in many other works.