Around the world, Bede (Bede 
, Beita 
, 比德 
) is quite a common mostly male, but uncommonly girly given name. The first name Bede is characteristic of El Salvador, where it is quite a rare female name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Ethiopia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Likewise, Bede is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Bede | India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Hungary, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Beita | Brazil, India, Nigeria, United States, Costa Rica |
| 比德 | China |
| Bedeni | Turkey, India, Albania, United States, South Africa |
Bede is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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bede camm English Benedictine monk and scholar, GB (b. 1864) |
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bede jarrett English Dominican (1881-1934), GB (b. 1881) |
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bede clifford New Zealand diplomat (b. 1890) |
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bede kenny recipient of the Victoria Cross, AU (b. 1896) |
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| bede william hugh clifford (1852-1853) (b. 1852) |
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| bede theodoric goadby botanist (1863-1944) (b. 1863) |
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| bede beckmeyer Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1873) |
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| bede frost anglican priest, monk and spiritual writer (b. 1875) |
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| bede frost 1877--1961; Frost, Bede; Frost, Albert Ernest (b. 1877) |
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| bede john francis bentley Bede John Francis Bentley (1878-1939) of J. F. Bentley who later had exploits in motorcars and claimed to have invented the tank. 1878 Born in Wandswo... (b. 1878) |
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| bede fanning Australian public servant, AU (b. 1885) |
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| bede winslow (b. 1888) |
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| bede callaghan (1912–1993) banker and university chancellor, AU (b. 1912) |
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bede corry New Zealand diplomat, NZ (b. 1964) |
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| bede joseph stourton vavasour (1922-1942) (b. 1922) |
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