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Around the globe, Goethe (Goethe , 歌德 , Гете ) is a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently girly forename. The given name Goethe is characteristic of Israel, where it is a rare mostly female, but seldom male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, and Mexico, where it is a very rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, and Israel. More prevalently, Goethe is the last name as well as the forename.
Goethe is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .