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Across the world, Leech (利奇 , 里奇 , Leech , along with others...) is quite a rare largely boy's, but uncommonly girly given name. The first name Leech is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a very rare dominantly masculine, but seldom female name. More frequently, Leech is the last name as well as the forename.
Leech is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Leech , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Leech , character in Masters of the Universe; Richie Ryan , the fictional character in the television series Highlander: The Series; Richie Tozier , the fictional character from the novel IT and Ritchie Coote , character in Harry Potter, and in many other works.