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Globally, Haines (Haines , Хайнс , היינס ) is a rare epicene first name. The forename Haines is habitual in Tanzania, where it is a rare feminine name, the United States, where it is a very rare male name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Tanzania, and India. Much more frequently, Haines is the last name as well as the forename.
Haines is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Heinz Doofenshmirtz , the main antagonist from the animated television show Phineas and Ferb; Haines , the character in James Joyce work "Ulysses"; Haines , the character in James Joyce's Ulysses; Hendrik Höfgen , the fictional character, Mephisto and Hannes Haas , the fictional orthopedist in the German television series Mord mit Aussicht, among other works.