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In the world, 연 (燕 , 渊 , 衍 , among others...) is a prevalent largely girly, but uncommonly boy's first name. The forename 연 is characteristic of China, where it is a common dominantly feminine, but infrequently male name, South Korea, where it is a rare epicene name, and the United States. Much less frequently, 연 is the last name as well as the forename.
연 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zou Yuan , the Water Margin character and Feng Yuan , the Dream of the Red Chamber character.