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All over the world, Hoat (发 , Hoat , 發 ) is a common predominantly male, but scarcely female first name. The first name Hoat is characteristic of China, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very seldom feminine name, Vietnam, where it is a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently girly name, and Pakistan, where it is a very rare boy's name. Also, Hoat is the last name as well as the forename.
Hoat is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .