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Throughout the world, Briar (Briar , بريار , หนาม ) is quite a rare epicene forename. The given name Briar is habitual in Iraq, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very infrequently girly name, New Zealand, where it is quite a rare dominantly female, but uncommonly boy's name, and Australia, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Iraq, the United States, and Australia. Likewise, Briar is the last name as well as the forename.
Briar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Briar Gates , character in Next of Kin and Briar Cudgeon .