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Globally, Parent (Parent , Parento , Парент ) is a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently girly forename. The first name Parent is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Belgium, where it is a very rare male name, and France, where it is a very rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, and India. Much more frequently, Parent is the last name as well as the forename.