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Across the world, Alula (Alula , Āla, Рас ) is a common dominantly feminine, but infrequently masculine given name. The first name Alula is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common largely female, but uncommonly male name, Indonesia, where it is a rare unisex name, and Sudan, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and India. Much less frequently, Alula is the last name as well as the forename.
Alula is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Russ , the fictional character from the television series Friends and Russ Owen , the UK soap opera character, created 2004, Hollyoaks.