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Globally, Deem (Dame , Deem , ديم ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename Deem is characteristic of Senegal, where it is quite a common boy's name, Cameroon, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare predominantly female, but very seldom masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Senegal, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Deem is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Dame | Indonesia, Senegal, Cameroon, United States, Ethiopia |
Deem | Indonesia, United Kingdom, India, United States, Saudi Arabia |
ديم | Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
Themu | Myanmar, South Africa, India, United States, Tanzania |
Deem is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dame Eyola , the character from Michael Ende's The Neverending Story; Dame Shirley , the operatic character in the opera Girls of the Golden West by John Adams; Dame Perchuque , the operatic character in the opera Les aventures du roi Pausole by Arthur Honegger; Dame Pliant , the theatrical character in the play "The Alchemist" and Dame Bertha , the operatic character in the opera The Armourer of Nantes by Michael William Balfe, among other works.