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Throughout the world, Hemon (海蒙 , Hemon
, Hémon
) is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly female forename. The first name Hemon is habitual in Pakistan, where it is a rare boy's name, Bangladesh, and China, where it is a very rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly girly name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, Pakistan, and India. Likewise, Hemon is the last name as well as the forename.
Hemon is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hémon , character in La Thébaïde and Hémon , the operatic character in the opera Antigone by Arthur Honegger.