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All around the world, Graaf (Graf
, Graaf
, Grave
) is a rare largely masculine, but seldom girly forename. The first name Graaf is habitual in Switzerland, where it is a rare unisex name, Austria, where it is a rare male name, and Georgia. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Germany, Italy, and China. More prevalently, Graaf is the last name as well as the forename.
Graaf is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Graf Toren , the fictional character, Green Lantern; Graf Brühl , the operatic character in the operetta Adrienne; Graf Almaviva , the operatic character in the opera Le nozze di Figaro, The Marriage of Figaro; Graf Kayserling , the operatic character in the operetta Adrienne and Graf Ferry Hegedüs , the operatic character in the opera Viktoria und ihr Husar, and in many other works.