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Throughout the world, Paladin (Paladin , Paladino , Paladyn ) is a rare largely masculine, but uncommonly girly given name. The first name Paladin is habitual in Italy, where it is a rare mostly male, but seldom girly name, Philippines, where it is a very rare male name, and Indonesia. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Italy, Indonesia, and the United States. Much more frequently, Paladin is the last name as well as the forename.
Paladin is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paladin Took II , the character of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings and Paladin , the character type in Warcraft.