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Globally, Freund (Freund , فروند , Фройнд ) is a rare boy's forename. The given name Freund is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, Germany, where it is a very rare male name, and China, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Predominantly, Freund is the last name as well as the forename.
Freund is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Freund des Matrosen , the operatic character in the opera Le pauvre matelot.