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Across the world, Nanase (大川 , ナナセ , Nanase ) is a common predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine given name. The forename Nanase is characteristic of China, where it is quite a rare male name, South Africa, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Japan, where it is a very rare feminine name. Much less frequently, Nanase is the last name as well as the forename.
Nanase is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nanase , character in Street Fighter.