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Around the globe, 허 (许 , Heo , 許 , along with others...) is a common epicene forename. The first name 허 is habitual in Vietnam, where it is quite a rare epicene name, South Korea, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and China, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly feminine name. Predominantly, 허 is the last name as well as the forename.
허 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Heo Hyong-won , the fictional human in Honbul.