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Around the globe, Maistru (Magister , Meister , Maistru ) is a rare principally boy's, but scarcely feminine first name. The forename Maistru is characteristic of Switzerland, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Austria, where it is a rare male name, and Peru. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, India, and Peru. More frequently, Maistru is the last name as well as the forename.
Maistru is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Meister Eder , character in Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl; Meister Fior , the operatic character in the opera Operetka; Meister Steffen , the operatic character in the opera Hans Sachs; Meister Sólyom , the operatic character in the opera Bánk bán and Meister Stott , the operatic character in the opera Hans Sachs, among other works.