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Around the globe, Hades (Hades , Аид , هاديس) is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom feminine given name. The first name Hades is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Bolivia, where it is a rare boy's name, and Saudi Arabia. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. Very seldom, Hades is the last name as well as the forename.
Hades is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hades , the god of the underworld in Greek mythology, Hades; Hades , the character from Disney's Hercules; Hades , the fictional character in the DC Comics universe, Wonder Woman; Hades , the fictional character from Saint Seiya and Hades , the operatic character in the opera Kirke (Bungert), among other works.