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Around the globe, Dīn (Дин , Dīn ) is a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly girly first name. The first name Dīn is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Russia, where it is a very rare primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine name. Likewise, Dīn is the last name as well as the forename.
Dīn is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dean Winchester , the fictional character in the TV series Supernatural; Dean Thomas , the wizard in the Harry Potter universe; Dean McCoppin , the fictional human from The Iron Giant; Dean Forester , the fictional character from the television series Gilmore Girls and Dean Learner , the fictional character, and in many other works.