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All over the world, Bau (Bou , Bau , 鲍 ) is a common epicene first name. The forename Bau is habitual in Algeria, where it is quite a common unisex name, Lebanon, where it is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly name, and Tunisia, where it is quite a common unisex name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Algeria, India, and Morocco. More frequently, Bau is the last name as well as the forename.
Bau is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .