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Worldwide, Loriot (Auriol , Loriot , Лориот ) is quite a common largely male, but uncommonly female forename. The first name Loriot is habitual in Belize, where it is quite a rare male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom female name, and Cameroon, where it is quite a rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and the United Kingdom. Also, Loriot is the last name as well as the forename.
Loriot is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Loriot , the operatic character in the opera Mam’zelle Nitouche, Mam'zelle Nitouche.