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Throughout the world, Oras (اوراس , Oras , وراس ) is quite a common dominantly masculine, but seldom female first name. The given name Oras is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a common largely boy's, but seldom feminine name, Syria, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name. Much less frequently, Oras is the last name as well as the forename.
Oras is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Horace Slughorn , the wizard in the Harry Potter universe; Horace , the fictional character from 101 Dalmatians, One Hundred and One Dalmatians; Horace Bianchon , the Honoré de Balzac character, Père Goriot; Horace Amlie , the fictional character in Canal Town and Horace , the fictional character from Bon Voyage!.