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Across the world, Duchesne (Duchesne , Дюшен ) is a rare largely masculine, but seldom female forename. The first name Duchesne is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare primarily boy's, but very seldom female name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, and Belgium. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kyrgyzstan, and France. Much more frequently, Duchesne is the last name as well as the forename.