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Around the globe, Arena (สังเวียน , Arena , ארנה ) is a common epicene first name. The given name Arena is characteristic of Thailand, where it is quite a common epicene name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare dominantly girly, but infrequently masculine name, and Italy. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Thailand, Indonesia, and Iraq. More prevalently, Arena is the last name as well as the forename.
Arena is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Barry Nougatbranch , the narrator of the 2004 film Terkel in Trouble; Arne Saknussemm , the character created by Jules Verne, A Journey to the Center of the Earth; Alena Whitlock , the fictional character from the television series Arrow; Arne Anka , the comic character and Arne Jordal , character in Beyond Sleep, among other works.