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All over the world, Herzog (Herzog , הרצוג , Херцог ) is a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently female given name. The given name Herzog is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Switzerland, and Austria. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, and Switzerland. Much more frequently, Herzog is the last name as well as the forename.
Herzog is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Herzog Alba , the operatic character in the opera Der Schmied von Gent; Herzog Robert , the operatic character in the opera Guntram; Herzog Guido von Urbino , the operatic character in the opera Eine Nacht in Venedig; Herzog Blaubart , the operatic character in the opera Herzog Blaubarts Burg, Bluebeard's Castle and Herzog Manfred , the operatic character in the opera Ghismonda, among other works.