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Worldwide, Haru (Haru
, ハル
, Хару
) is a common largely masculine, but seldom feminine given name. The first name Haru is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently feminine name, Hong Kong, where it is a rare epicene name, and Indonesia. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. Very seldom, Haru is the last name as well as the forename.
Haru is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Haru Urara , the fictional character from Uma Musume Pretty Derby; Hal Jordan , the fictional superhero published by DC Comics, The Lego Movie; HAL 9000 , the fictional character in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series, 2001: A Space Odyssey; Haru Okumura , the fictional heiress of Okumura Foods in Persona 5 and Homestar Runner , the titular character from Homestar Runner, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, and in many other works.
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