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Globally, Gāo (高 , 皋 , Gāo ) is a common largely male, but infrequently female forename. The forename Gāo is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but seldom girly name. Much more prevalently, Gāo is the last name as well as the forename.
Gāo is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .