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Across the world, E. (E.
, Е.
, 愛德華
, among others...) is a common epicene first name. The first name E. is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Taiwan, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Bulgaria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, China, and Bangladesh. Much less frequently, E. is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| E. | Spain, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, China |
| Е. | Russia, Bulgaria, Belarus, China, Ukraine |
| 愛德華 | China |
| エドワード | Japan |
| Э. | Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, China, Ukraine |
E. is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Iron Man , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite; Alfred E. Neuman , the The mascot for Mad magazine; Earl E. DeMise , the fictional character from the 2004 video game The Sims 2; Mr. Hyde , the fictional character from Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Van Helsing and Josiah Bartlet , the character in The West Wing, and in many other works.