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Around the world, Hleb (Глеб , Хлеб , Hleb ) is a common boy's forename. The first name Hleb is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, where it is quite a common masculine name, Belarus, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Moldova. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Uzbekistan, and Belarus. Much less frequently, Hleb is the last name as well as the forename.
Hleb is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gleb Zheglov , the fictional character in Arkady and Georgy Vayner's novel The Age of Mercy, The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed.