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In the world, Hone (Hone , هون , Хоун ) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but seldom girly forename. The first name Hone is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female name, New Zealand, where it is a rare boy's name, and Ethiopia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Egypt. More prevalently, Hone is the last name as well as the forename.
Hone is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hone Ropata , the fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and Hone Onna , character in Hell Girl.