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Globally, Ide (イデ , Ide , 艾德 ) is quite a common gender-neutral first name. The given name Ide is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a rare female name, Togo, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but seldom girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. Likewise, Ide is the last name as well as the forename.
Ide is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ide , the mythical wife of Lycastus of Crete; Ed the Sock , the fictional character, Ed & Red's Night Party; Ed en Willem Bever , character in Fabeltjeskrant; Ed , the The Lion King character and Ed Green , the Law & Order character, and in many other works.