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All around the world, Coates (Coates
, كوتس, Коутс
) is a rare epicene given name. The forename Coates is characteristic of the United States, where it is a very rare mostly male, but infrequently feminine name, and China, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Much more frequently, Coates is the last name as well as the forename.
Coates is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .