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Around the globe, On (On
, ออน
, อร
, among others...) is a common epicene given name. The given name On is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but seldom feminine name, Israel, where it is quite a common principally boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, and Macao, where it is quite a common male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Egypt. Likewise, On is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| On | Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia |
| อร, ออน | Thailand |
| オン | Japan |
| און | Israel |
| 온 | South Korea |
| Он | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine |
On is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: On , the human biblical character, Book of Numbers; On Shore , the musical character in the musical Titanic by Maury Yeston and Liu An , the fictional person from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.