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Around the world, Ishtar (Ishtar , Иштар ) is a rare mostly girly, but seldom masculine first name. The given name Ishtar is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is a rare female name, Iraq, and the Dominican Republic. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Iraq, and Mexico. Very seldom, Ishtar is the last name as well as the forename.
Ishtar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ishtar , the fictional character from Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?.