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In the world, 선 (宣 , 先 , Seon ) is a common epicene given name. The given name 선 is habitual in British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common boy's name, Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare male name, and China, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in China, South Korea, and the United States. More frequently, 선 is the last name as well as the forename.
선 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pei Xuan , the Water Margin character; Huang Xin , the Water Margin character and Bao Xin , the fictional Han dynasty general, figure in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.