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Across the world, Gêne (Gene , Gehine , Gêne ) is a widespread predominantly male, but scarcely girly given name. The first name Gêne is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a common masculine name, Philippines, where it is quite a common epicene name, and Canada, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Much less frequently, Gêne is the last name as well as the forename.
Gêne is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gene Belcher , the fictional character from the television series Bob's Burgers; Gene , the fictional character from Mobile Suit Gundam; Gene Starwind , the fictional character from Outlaw Star; Gene , the character from Disney's Wreck-It Ralph and Gene Hunt , the television character, Ashes to Ashes, among other works.