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Throughout the world, Favre (Faber
, Favre
, Favors
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom female given name. The first name Favre is habitual in Colombia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Luxembourg, and Nicaragua. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Colombia, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More prevalently, Favre is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Faber, Favre | Netherlands, Switzerland, France, United States, Germany |
| Favors | Canada, France, United States, United Kingdom, Germany |
| Фавр | Russia, Ukraine |
Favre is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Favre , the operatic character in the opera Al gran sole carico d’amore, Al gran sole carico d'amore and Faber , the operatic character in the opera The Knot Garden by Michael Tippett; a civil engineer.