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Globally, Fido (Fada
, Fides
, Fido
) is a common epicene first name. The forename Fido is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a rare principally female, but scarcely masculine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently feminine name. Likewise, Fido is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Fada | Egypt, Pakistan, China, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Fides | Tanzania, Indonesia, Philippines, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Fido | Egypt, China, Nigeria, Poland, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Фидо | Ukraine, Russia, Armenia |
Fido is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Newt Scamander , the wizard in the Harry Potter universe, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Fido Dido , the fictional character and Fido , the operatic character in the opera Paul Bunyan by Benjamin Britten; a dog.